Pedagogy Jan 2010

Lore, Practice, and Social Identity in Creative Writing Pedagogy

Shirley Geok-lin Lim

Abstract

The article examines the significance of lore in creative writing pedagogy discourse, the problem posed by the historical distinction between teaching craft and drawing out talent in workshops, and the role of social identity as it is rejected, theorized, or ignored in discussions on teaching creative writing. Taking into account students' subjectivity as also constituted by the dynamics of collective identities such as those suggested by the terms gender, race, ethnicity, and so forth, the essay offers examples of workshop strategies that encourage dialogic voicing.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2010-01-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-2009-022
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing pedagogy race and writing creative writing

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (1)

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    Pedagogy

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