Creative Writing: A Damaging Narrative
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Cantrell, Kate. 2021. "Creative Writing: A Damaging Narrative." Times Higher Education (THE). 27 May 2021, pp. 2-3.
| Article Title | Creative Writing: A Damaging Narrative |
|---|---|
| Article Category | Magazine |
| Authors | |
| Author | Cantrell, Kate |
| Publication Title | Times Higher Education (THE) |
| Journal Citation | 27 May 2021, pp. 2-3 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/interdisciplinary-questions-academys-most-misunderstood-fields |
| Abstract | Before Covid, I took my creative writing class to the zoo to practise writing about animals. When a colleague of mine – a lecturer in economics – found out about the trip, she emailed to say she was envious. 'I wish I could do that in my class!' she said. 'You know, muck around every day, go on excursions. You don’t know how lucky you are! I’m teaching deadweight loss and Harberger’s triangle, and you’re writing about wombats!' Her flattery was punctuated with a suspicious number of exclamation marks. Thanks to my training in textual analysis, I could read between the lines. Creative writing is fun, easy, light. Economics is serious, difficult, important. |
| Keywords | creative writing; creative arts; higher education; academia; misconceptions |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 360203. Professional writing and journalism practice |
| 360201. Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting) | |
| 390303. Higher education | |
| Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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