This Masterclass will provide a space for discussion and reflection of the role of creativity and storytelling in academic teaching and scholarly practice. It draws on Dr Smith's successful introduction of a new creative writing module for Sociology students, which has had an impact on improving the quality of academic writing amongst third-years, especially in their dissertations. This provocative Masterclass will challenge us to embrace creativity and storytelling in our pedagogical approach to teaching academic writing, as a means of promoting critical reading, rigorous thinking and high-quality writing amongst our students and helping safeguard the integrity of our assessments in response to the challenge of AI.

The event is open to all - please register here.