The Lion and the Mouse: A tale of kindness and creative resiliency in a regional university
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Batorowicz, Beata and Johnson, Rhi. 2020. "The Lion and the Mouse: A tale of kindness and creative resiliency in a regional university." NiTRO: Creative Matters.
| Article Title | The Lion and the Mouse: A tale of kindness and creative resiliency in a regional university |
|---|---|
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Batorowicz, Beata (Author) and Johnson, Rhi (Author) |
| Journal Title | NiTRO: Creative Matters |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Web Address (URL) | https://nitro.edu.au/articles/2020/10/23/the-lion-and-the-mouse-a-tale-of-kindness-and-creative-resiliency-in-a-regional-university |
| Abstract | The current state of creative arts in the context of an ongoing global pandemic can be symbolically represented by Aesop's fable 'The Lion and the Mouse'. The lion can be viewed as the grand narrative of tertiary education in Creative Arts, amplified by its projected long-term impacts of COVID-19. These impacts include challenges in international and domestic student recruitment and retention, whereby in many instances have led to a reduction of university creative arts programs (Marshman & Larkins, 2020; Zhou, 2020). The mouse represents the micro-narrative, the personalised and grass roots approach in Creative Arts initiatives as a metaphor for regional resourcefulness and creative resiliency at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). The unusual dynamic between the lion and the mouse, permeates the USQ educational story as – it too – goes against its expected storyline. The USQ School of Creative Arts is in the process of new program development. Future growth in this area is not only desirable in the context of an ongoing global pandemic and associated social and economic fallout, but is expected to be supported by the introduction of several new Creative Arts undergraduate programs commencing in 2021. |
| Keywords | COVID-19, Creative Arts, Resiliency, Program Development, HDR |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified |
| 360602. Fine arts | |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Creative Arts |
| Open access url | https://nitro.edu.au/articles/2020/10/23/the-lion-and-the-mouse-a-tale-of-kindness-and-creative-resiliency-in-a-regional-university |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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