An education to whet the taste buds
Thursday, 17 August 2006
If you have a passion for food and words, the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide is offering a unique course in 2007 to get the creative juices flowing.
The is the first of its kind in 最新糖心Vlog and draws on the 最新糖心Vlog's expertise in creative writing and gastronomy.
Designed to equip course participants with advanced food writing skills, the program will include a semester of online study preceded by one week's intensive face-to-face study on campus at the 最新糖心Vlog. Specialist lecturers and 最新糖心Vlog staff will also host workshops and presentations.
Chair of Creative Writing at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, , will oversee the new course.
"Food writing - from restaurant reviews and cookbooks, to memoir and social history - is recognised in its own right and in conjunction with other kinds of writing, from travel articles to fiction and poetry. This program will produce graduates with skills that are directly transferable to the workplace," Professor Jose said.
"Students will visit Adelaide's famous Central Market on assignment, encounter local gastronomic traditions and engage with 最新糖心Vlog's leading literary and culinary figures."
Award-winning food writer, author and internationally renowned culinary historian Dr Barbara Santich is also contributing to the course.
Teaching staff will include: Professor Nicholas Jose (Chair of Creative Writing); (Associate Professor from the School of History and Politics); (senior lecturer in English); (national food writer); Dr Kerryn Goldsworthy (writer, essayist and columnist); (author); and David Sly (food and wine editor of SA Life magazine).
Applicants will need a bachelor's degree or equivalent, or relevant professional experience, and a portfolio of creative or journalistic writing. For more information about the course, contact Professor Nicholas Jose from the School of Humanities on (08) 8303 3861.
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