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Uncertain Duality: Conflicts of the Creative Writing Undergraduate as Scholar/Author
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Uncertain Duality: Conflicts of the Creative Writing Undergraduate as Scholar/Author

Ross Watkins
The Creativity and Uncertainty Papers: the refereed proceedings of the 13th conference of the Australian Association of Writing Programs
Australian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP) Conference, 13th (Sydney, Australia, 27-Nov-2008–29-Nov-2008)
Australian Association of Writing Programs
2008
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Abstract

Performing Arts and Creative Writing creative writing survey pedagogy Teaching/Learning reading and creative writing
Given that it is now over a decade since Evans and Deller-Evans (TEXT, Vol 2 No 2 October 1998) conducted their study into student expectations and experiences of Creative Writing in academia, and in response to the progressive enrolment surge in the University of the Sunshine Coast's Creative Writing program, in 2008 USC sought to investigate the nature of the Creative Writing undergraduate as scholar/author, and the particular conflicts peculiar to this uncertain duality. This paper presents findings of the 2008 USC study which are relevant to the teaching and learning of Creative Writing across the tertiary sector. In particular, the paper will focus on: student views of the critical deconstruction of narrative models in the creation of students' own narratives (the reading/writing nexus); the tension between student expectations of tutor feedback and criteria based assessment; and student perceptions of their creative 'difference' within the academic context. From this, the paper aims to contribute to the discussion surrounding the motivations of students enrolling in Creative Writing courses for scholarly and/or potential publishing career reasons. In conclusion, the paper intends to put forward the pedagogical implications of student enrolment motivations in relation to the findings of the 2008 USC study.

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