This course has two goals: first, to explore the importance of creative practices as ways of knowing in Asian and Pacific cultures, and second, to advance creative practices as part of innovative research on Asia and the Pacific. We will look closely at diverse cultural forms, which may include performance traditions, rituals, oral stories, print culture, and/or visual and digital media, to investigate how they work as modes of historical knowledge, cultural critique, and political reflection. In dialogue with these forms, we will consider how your own academic research might expand beyond traditional scholarly boundaries by working more intimately with creative expression. Experimenting with forms that may include ethnography, life writing, embodied practice, fiction, visual art, and/or multimedia, we will consider how different ways of representing place, person, voice, the self, history, and the integration of creative practice and critical theory can lead to new and expanded ways of engaging with Asian and Pacific societies.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of creative practices in Asia and the Pacific;
- Analyse how Asian and Pacific creative forms can serve as sites of historical, cultural, and political reflection;
- Identify and evaluate strategies for incorporating creative practice into academic research;
- Integrate creative practice into a research project, justifying methods and approaches;
- Reflect on your own learning and research identity in the context of creative practice.
Indicative Assessment
- Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,5]
- Creative Practice Journal (200 words x 10) (20) [LO 3,4,5]
- Theoretical Essay (1500 words) (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Creative Research Project (3000 words or equivalent) (50) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
The total workload for the course is 130 hours including in class time and independent study.Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Course materials will be available on wattle.Assumed Knowledge
This course assumes basic familiarity with core traditional skills of academic research and writing. Students without such familiarity are advised to take a course focusing on academic writing or methods before enrolling in this course.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $5700 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7043 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In-Person and Online | N/A |
