Arts in IP law programmes: employing arts study, practice and pedagogy in law programmes - when students become creators

Abstract

This chapter reflects on three years of using arts-based teaching in the law programme at the University of Exeter. It details the design and delivery of the Art and Law module and its creative assessment. It then relies on a selection of the creative works and questionnaire results to illustrate how the atypical assessment form can empower students to explore their own creative capabilities and apply skills to different contexts, leading to greater engagement and deeper learning benefits consistent with studies on the integration the arts into other professional education programmes. In doing so, the chapter argues arts-based teaching provides many innovative and meaningful ways to support students in becoming generative lawyers who are more creative and critical thinkers.