Course: Academic Writing with Sarah Spies

Course Overview

Academic writing is a process that is creative, analytic, intertextual, and in many ways, collaborative. It involves a continuous dialogue between the manifestation of your own thoughts and an exchange with the ideas of others through time. By referencing existing literature and curatorial practices, academic writing provides a platform to contribute to ongoing discussions and develop a unique perspective that can shape emerging discourse.

This course offers the opportunity to engage with comprehensive arguments while effectively expressing a confident, persuasive and unique viewpoint. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on developing clear and concise writing skills, particularly for non-native English speakers. The course will be customized to meet the specific needs of each participant, and a writing sample will be requested in advance to tailor instruction accordingly.

About the Lecturer

Dr Sarah Spies is a choreographer, independent performance curator and senior lecturer in contemporary dance and performance art. She is part of the curatorial collective Accumulations and has led and collaborated on numerous internationally funded public research and performative programmes.  She is the author of Choreographies of the Curatorial: Performative Trajectories for Choreography and Dance in the Museum (2020) and the co-editor of (Un)Commoning Voices & (Non)Communal Bodies (2021) with Maayan Sheleff. She is on the editorial board of TURBA – The Journal for Global Practices in Live Arts Curation.

For more online courses in contemporary curating, visit the OnCurating Academy Berlin.

Enroll here: Introduction to Academic Writing

Image: Selection of texts from facilitator’s collection.