College English Jan 2004

Research and Reflection in English Studies: The Special Case of Creative Writing

Patrick Bizzaro

Abstract

This essay considers why some subjects associated with English studies achieve disciplinary status while others, such as theory and multicultural literature, fail to do so, suggesting that what is required for such status is the establishment of epistemological difference from other areas in the field. The author uses the example of creative writing’s emergence as a model of what it means to achieve disciplinary status, what benefits accrue to a field that does, and who stands to gain from that emergence.

Journal
College English
Published
2004-01-01
DOI
10.58680/ce20042836
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Closed
Topics
multimodality multilingual writers creative writing

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