New Pedagogies: Storycraft

This course explores the craftsmanship of imaginative storytelling. Through concurrent investigations of narrative fiction and speculative object making, the course bridges creative writing and the physical craft of making to communicate original ideas through the universal language of stories.

Language shapes both thought and space. This course engages the creative process as a dialogue between thinking and making, incorporating handmade puzzles and interactive objects as accessible storytelling devices that invite broader participation.

Students analyze exceptional stories from literature, film and television. They craft objects in response to stories and write stories inspired by objects. Emphasizing tactile engagement, students explore how well-crafted narratives and physical experiences — whether sculptural, functional or interactive — can expand the civic imagination and make ambitious ideas more widely accessible.

The culmination of this course asks students to craft their own short story told through objects and language to critically reimagine our future.