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Women’s History Month: Aemilia Lanyer
Posted: 15/03/19 09:46 |
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Since March is Women’s History Month it seems like a good time to celebrate the work of women writers from an earlier age. Fortuitously, as joint editor of NAWE’s Higher Education Journal, Writing in Practice No 5, I read an article by Sally O’Reilly analysing her approach to writing a historical novel, Dark Aemelia, (Myriad Editions, 2015) about Shakespeare and his relationship with Aemilia Lanyer, a contemporary poet, and a possible identity for the Dark Lady of his sonnets.
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Drawing from the past. Part 2.
Posted: 14/03/19 09:25 |
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Last time we spoke about the ideas that lie behind the Drawing from the Past. This time I want to focus on what students will get from completing the course.
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Writing Tales: Amos Oz (1939 – 2018) Israeli writer of novels, tales, poems and essays.
Posted: 13/03/19 09:52 |
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Amos Oz, who died in December 2018, has always been an important writer for me, not only because of his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock, but also because of his multi-part solutions to writing, whether it be with reference to subject matter, context, genre or viewpoint.
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How many spoons do you have today?
Posted: 12/03/19 09:24 |
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The OCA has a diverse student body, many with a variety of challenges. As a tutor I frequently support students with difficulties with their course as a result of their condition – demotivation is probably the biggest symptom of this I see. Spoon theory is an incredibly powerful tool that can help manage this
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Creative writing- dealing with shifts in time. Part 2.
Posted: 11/03/19 09:00 |
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In a modular story, jumps across the time frame are presumably happening for a reason- to flesh out one character through a new perspective, or to offer contrasting accounts, perhaps in a cat and mouse style story. This demands that the reader conceptually organise what is going on. The way to use time in a modular story will be apparent depending on why you have chosen the modular form!
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Hildegard von Bingen: 12th-Century Ecstasy
Posted: 09/03/19 09:09 |
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After writing about one of the most important living composers, Unsuk Chin, for International Women’s Day, I’m continuing with a post about one of the very earliest composers we know of: Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), and her utterly unique contribution to the early history of western music.
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Listen to Unsuk Chin – Now!
Posted: 07/03/19 09:32 |
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Two things prompted me to write this blog post: the news that composer Unsuk Chin has been awarded the Hamburg Bach Prize and the approach of International Women’s Day- Friday 8 March 2019.
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Ask the librarian
Posted: 06/03/19 11:14 |
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Most universities modify the system slightly to suit the needs of their students, so if you consult other universities’ Harvard referencing guides you will find differences between them. For this reason, it is important you use UCA’s own Harvard Referencing guide when completing your assignments.
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Creative writing- dealing with shifts in time. Part 1.
Posted: 05/03/19 09:24 |
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But one area is often missed. It’s an area of uncertainty I’ve noticed a few students enquire about- and that’s how to handle the time frame. Particularly the transitions between scenes.
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Colour, form & composition
Posted: 04/03/19 09:59 |
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In this article you will find four exciting textiles artists where colour, form and composition take an important place within their work.
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