Power and identity in the creative writing classroom : the Authority Project
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Power and identity in the creative writing classroom : the Authority Project
(New writing viewpoints)
Multilingual Matters, c2005
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9781853598463
Description
Power and Identity In the Creative Writing Classroom remaps theories and practices for teaching creative writing at university and college level. This collection critiques well-established approaches for teaching creative writing in all genres and builds a comprehensive and adaptable pedagogy based on issues of authority, power, and identity. A long-needed reflection, this book shapes creative writing pedagogy for the 21st century.
Table of Contents
- Foreword: The Authority Project Anna Leahy I. Understanding the Larger Influences Personal Therapeutic Writing vs. Literary Writing Nancy Kuhl. Who Cares-and How: The Value and Cost of Nurturing Anna Leahy. Inspiration, Creativity, and Crisis: The Romantic Myth of the Writer Meets the Contemporary Classroom Brent Royster. Reinventing Writing Classrooms: The Combination of Creating and Composing Evie Yoder Miller. The Double Bind and Stumbling Blocks: A Case Study as an Argument for Authority-Conscious Pedagogy Carl Vandermeulen. II. The Teacher's Place, Voice, and Style Teaching and Evaluation: Why Bother? Mary Cantrell. Who's the Teacher?: From Student to Mentor Audrey Petty. The Pregnant Muse: Assumptions, Authority, and Accessibility Rachel Hall. Dismantling Authority: Teaching What We Do Not Know Katharine Haake. III. Course Design Contracts, Radical Revision, Portfolios, and the Risks of Writing Wendy Bishop. An 'A' for Effort: How Grading Policies Shape Courses Suzanne Greenberg. Gender and Authorship: How Assumptions Shape Perceptions and Pedagogies Susan Hubbard. Writing the Community: Service Learning in Creative Writing Argie Manolis. IV. In the Classroom Where Do You Want Me To Sit?: Defining Authority through Metaphor Cathy Day. Duck, Duck, Turkey: Using Encouragement To Structure Workshop Assignments Mary Swander. How To Avoid Workshop Dilemmas: The Use of Myth to Teach Writerly Concepts Amy Sage Webb. Writing in the Shadows: Topics, Models, and Audiences that Focus on Language Sandy Feinstein. Afterword: The Reason It Is
- the Rhyme It Isn't Graeme Harper and Stephanie Vanderslice
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9781853598470
Description
Power and Identity In the Creative Writing Classroom remaps theories and practices for teaching creative writing at university and college level. This collection critiques well-established approaches for teaching creative writing in all genres and builds a comprehensive and adaptable pedagogy based on issues of authority, power, and identity. A long-needed reflection, this book shapes creative writing pedagogy for the 21st century.
Table of Contents
Foreword - Anna Leahy
Part 1: Understanding the Larger Influences
1. Personal Therapeutic Writing vs. Literary Writing - Nancy Kuhl
2. Who Cares—and How: The Value and Cost of Nurturing - Anna Leahy
3. Inspiration, Creativity, and Crisis: The Romantic Myth of the Writer Meets the Contemporary Classroom - Brent Royster
4. Reinventing Writing Classrooms: The Combination of Creating and Composing - Evie Yoder Miller
5. The Double Bind and Stumbling Blocks: A Case Study as an Argument for Authority-Conscious Pedagogy - Carl Vandermeulen
Part 2: The Teacher’s Place, Voice, and Style
6. Teaching and Evaluation: Why Bother? - Mary Cantrell
7. Who’s the Teacher?: From Student to Mentor - Audrey Petty
8. The Pregnant Muse: Assumptions, Authority, and Accessibility - Rachel Hall
9. Dismantling Authority: Teaching What We Do Not Know - Katharine Haake
Part 3: Course Design
10. Contracts, Radical Revision, Portfolios, and the Risks of Writing - Wendy Bishop
11. An ‘A’ for Effort: How Grading Policies Shape Courses - Suzanne Greenberg
12. Gender and Authorship: How Assumptions Shape Perceptions and Pedagogies - Susan Hubbard
13. Writing the Community: Service Learning in Creative Writing - Argie Manolis
Part 4: In the Classroom
14. Where Do You Want Me To Sit?: Defining Authority through Metaphor - Cathy Day
15. Duck, Duck, Turkey: Using Encouragement To Structure Workshop Assignments - Mary Swander
16. How To Avoid Workshop Dilemmas: The Use of Myth to Teach Writerly Concepts - Amy Sage Webb
17. Writing in the Shadows: Topics, Models, and Audiences that Focus on Language - Sandy Feinstein
Afterword
The Reason It Is: the Rhyme It Isn’t - Graeme Harper and Stephanie Vanderslice
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