| Changing Creative Writing in America: Strengths, Weaknesses, Possibilities Contributor(s): Harper, Graeme (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783098813 ISBN-13: 9781783098811 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Education | Adult & Continuing Education - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 2017023814 |
| Series: New Writing Viewpoints |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.95 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this compelling collection of essays contributors critically examine Creative Writing in American Higher Education. Considering Creative Writing teaching, learning and knowledge, the book recognizes historical strengths and weaknesses. The authors cover topics ranging from the relationship between Creative Writing and Composition and Literary Studies to what it means to write and be a creative writer; from new technologies and neuroscience to the nature of written language; from job prospects and graduate study to the values of creativity; from moments of teaching to persuasive ideas and theories; from interdisciplinary studies to the qualifications needed to teach Creative Writing in contemporary Higher Education. Most of all it explores the possibilities for the future of Creative Writing as an academic subject in America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harper, Graeme: - Graeme Harper is a Professor of Creative Writing and Dean of The Honors College at Oakland University in Michigan, USA. An award-winning fiction writer, and former Commonwealth scholar in Creative Writing, he has published widely on Creative Writing and its development as an academic discipline. He is Editor of the journal New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing and is Editor-In-Chief of the book series New Writing Viewpoints. His latest work of fiction is The Japanese Cook (Parlor, 2017). In 2015 he edited Creative Writing and Education (Multilingual Matters). |