PRS Asia Workshop: Essaying as Method

Not all academics are ‘writers’, although each of us writes in various forms as part of our creative and research practices. Drawing from the French essai - which means ‘to try, to make an attempt’ - this workshop gives everyone license to play, to experiment, to improvise, to simply assemble through writing. Following clear, easy steps, fun and openness is encouraged as we all attempt to find out what each of us thinks about something, which could even be our research.

The workshop is led by experienced creative arts supervisor, Emeritus Prof David Carlin, School of Media and Communication.

Emeritus Professor David Carlin is an award-winning essayist, scholar and interdisciplinary creative artist, who has worked as a writer and director across theatre, film and circus. He co-founded RMIT’s non/fictionLab research group and the transnational Asia-Pacific WrICE program.