The myth of isolation: Its effect on literary culture and creative writing as a discipline.
Pheby, Alex (2010) The myth of isolation: Its effect on literary culture and creative writing as a discipline. Creative Writing: Teaching Theory & Practice, 2 (1). pp. 51-58. ISSN 2040-3356
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Abstract
The myth of the writer’s isolation undermines the project of teaching Creative Writing, particularly at PhD level, yet it is an idea that is actively fostered by the structures and often the staff of the institutions that offer creative writing degrees. By abnegating their pedagogic responsibilities, many universities are enforcing a de facto domination of commercial influence, ignoring the wider social functions of Creative Writing practice, and failing to contribute to a literary culture. At a time in which creativity is increasingly focussed on the marketing and sale of ‘product,’ this undermines literary experiment and the non-commercial possibilities for writing. Universities must undermine the pernicious myth of isolation, alter the pedagogical structures which unwittingly foster it, contribute to process centred understandings of Creative Writing, and offer alternative routes to literary recognition and publication.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | creative writing, teaching, theory, practice |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism |
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2016 16:28 |
URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/15636 |
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