CRTW422 Transgenre / Fall 13 / Darling
Project 1 Assignment
"I have
always said that writing is energy taking shape in language. Sexual, libidinal,mental, and
spiritual energies give to us the irresistible need to declare things, tomake new
positions, to look for solutions which can unknot social patterns of violenceand death,
to explore unknown territories of the mind to search for each of ouridentities,
to fill the gap between real and unreal."
--Nicole
Brossard, "Poetic Politics"
The topic/theme/content and the
style of presentation of the project is up to you. Think though about how to
enact some of the philosophical or theoretical ideas of the texts we have read
in the creative manifestation of your own project. Maybe there is a line or
passage or reference, association, or idea that resonates and becomes the
starting point or center of your project. Consider the intersections between
philosophical, theoretical, creative and your own experiences, interpretations,
and impulses as a writer and artist; how do these affect the creative process
and the realization of the work?
Also, you should consider the
relationship between form and content in both the process and product. What do
you want the work to "be about" or to address? How do you want to
present, structure, organize, show this content through formal strategies and
choices? How can you use visual, linguistic, sonic and sensory, or other elements
in the process of creating form in relation to content? Consider what kinds of
language and structure choices you are making and why these contribute to the holistic
process + product of the work at hand.
Finally you should turn in 4-6
pages of text plus any other elements you would like to include. If the work is
entirely on the web or in visual form, include a transcript of the text or a
write-up that explains where the work is, how to access it, and any other
relevant information. Please talk to me about how to go about creating,
formalizing, and turning in your project if you have questions.
See syllabus for due dates.
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