Our city has long celebrated the creative and the curious, and the Brighton literature, language and linguistics courses provide the perfect environment and community in which to develop as a writer, researcher, thinker and individual. 02
LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS A programme of guest speakers, enables students to meet and learn from professional writers who are successfully working as novelists, scriptwriters and authors.
Dr Chrystie Myketiak, a sociolinguist leads the English Language BA(Hons)
I am particularly interested in how language operates as a social practice to construct and challenge notions of norms. I plan the classroom experience, assessments and modules so that students realise that although critical thinking and analytical work can be challenging and time-intensive, they are sources of passionate engagement, pleasure and courage.
Learning outside of the classroom is a regular feature for our students. Visits to cultural and historical exhibitions provide a fresh perspective, as do on-site projects within the local community and events. Our creative writing students were among the winners at 2017 Brighton & Hove Arts Council Poetry competition and festival. Undergraduates Veneta Neale (pictured left) and Sophie Baldock were amongst the runners up in the student category, and the winner was Patricia Osborne from our Creative Writing MA.
Brighton has a rich creative and cultural history, serving as inspiration for writers from Charles Dickens to Graham Greene to Nick Cave. Literature and the arts is at the heart of city life, exemplified by the biggest arts festival in England, the Brighton Fringe Festival which takes place every year in May. Optional, short-term placements with local organisations (these can range from assisting with radio production to handling social media) enable students to gain invaluable work experience, add some more skills to their CV and make contacts in the business community. Study abroad opportunities are also available to students in their second and third years. The breadth of modules available to our literature, language and linguistics courses means that you can shape your degree to suit your interest, exploring exciting new avenues, from journalism to television production, writing for the stage to graphic novels. 167