Rethinking creative writing
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Review 'This is a brave, serious, passionate and entertaining book' - Dr Steve May, Bath Spa University, UK '[An] excellent resource for ideas, for inspiration, and for sources on aspects of pedagogy for creative writing programs' - Kevin Brophy, Text: To get the free app, enter mobile phone number. See all free Kindle reading apps. I'd like to read this book on Kindle Don't have a Kindle? Be the first to review this item Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
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www.farmersmarketmusic.com: Rethinking Creative Writing in Higher Education (Creative Writing Studies) (): Stephanie Vanderslice: Books. Blurb: In this passionate, iconoclastic, survey of Creative Writing as an academic discipline, Stephanie Vanderslice provides a provocative critique of existing.
Write a product review. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. An energizing, quick, well-informed read on improving the way creative writing is taught in higher education. Less a practical how-to though not with out some good teaching suggestions and more of a programmatic vision for what and why and how things need to change. Particularly informative were the descriptions of programs doing things well and the short bibliographic essay on the history of creative writing studies.
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The key ideas include that creative writing courses and programs have to teach craft more effectively just sitting around and talking about students drafts in a workshop setting isn't enough and have to teach more than just craft preparing students for employment in the creative arts in the 21st century is an essential part of a creative writing education. A useful organization of ideas that raise good questions. With an emphasis on responsible teaching that prepares students for a professional writing life and develops a culture of literacy, Vanderslice maps a course for creative writing pedagogy and finds exemplary programs in the US and abroad.
It is well worth the read as a reminder of what makes writing programs worth their salt and for its challenge to make th A thought-provoking look at how creative writing is and could be taught in undergraduate and graduate programs in the US, UK, and Australia. It is well worth the read as a reminder of what makes writing programs worth their salt and for its challenge to make them better.
Rethinking Creative Writing: An Interview with Stephanie Vanderslice
Apr 02, Tanya rated it it was amazing. People interested in creative writing pedagogy will love this book. Can creative writing be taught? Vanderslice answers that question with a resounding yes, and then proceeds to show us what we might do with creative writing programs, graduate and undergraduate, to make it so. Dec 22, Erika Dreifus rated it it was amazing Shelves: A wonderful and important book.
Please click here to read my interview with author Stephanie Vanderslice.
Complimentary review copy furnished by the publisher. View all 4 comments. Jan 14, Karen rated it really liked it Shelves: Vanderslice reviews creative writing programs and classes in various countries including the United States.
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Much of her focus is on undergraduate degrees. I loved reading her book and am certainly going to take some of her suggestions into my creative writing classroom.
Particularly informative were the descriptions of programs doing things well and the short bibliographic essay on the history of creative writing studies. Represented by Anne Bohner at Pen and Ink Literary, my fictional territory remains the German and Irish neighborhoods of Queens, NY in the last centur A Huffington Post writing life blogger The Geek's Guide to the Writing Life and university creative writing teacher, I write fiction and creative nonfiction memoir and have published many books and essays on creative writing in higher education. UK 0 Registered company no. In five chapters, Vanderslice discusses the current state of this teaching, the necessary elements of both undergraduate and graduate programs, the ins and outs of the practice of writer's workshop, and exemplary programs. And if the reader is a writer, or a teacher of writing, it's just that much better. Dec 20, Mike rated it it was amazing Shelves:
Still, I would have loved to have seen more discussion about teaching creative writing at the community college level where I teach. She says that most of her students want to be part of the writing life and publishing world, s Vanderslice reviews creative writing programs and classes in various countries including the United States.
She says that most of her students want to be part of the writing life and publishing world, so she makes it a point to discuss this part of the writing process in my class. My creative writing students, however, are often only taking the class towards an art credit or towards a General Education requirement. How does that change the dynamics of the class? Jan 10, Alexandra Calaway rated it it was amazing Shelves: For anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of how best to guide their writing students, or for anyone who wants to take a serious but fresh look at their own writing, I can't recommend this book highly enough.
Rethinking Creative Writing
Helpful and practical tips for writers of every age and every differing creative process. Libby Talley rated it it was amazing Oct 18, Liz rated it it was amazing Nov 18, Velda rated it liked it Aug 25, Connie Langhorst rated it it was amazing Sep 20, JJ rated it really liked it Apr 06, Rebecca Manery rated it it was amazing Feb 15, Rob Bignell rated it liked it Jul 06, Sarah Jones rated it really liked it Apr 21, Vicki Stiefel rated it it was amazing Jun 23, Casey rated it really liked it Aug 13, Rob Bignell rated it liked it Aug 16, This book provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for helping students to improve their learning.
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