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Writ101: Ethics Of Representation For Creative Writers, Shady E. Cosgrove
Writ101: Ethics Of Representation For Creative Writers, Shady E. Cosgrove
Shady E Cosgrove
Medicine, journalism, law: these are courses that require students to take classes in ethics. They are compulsory subjects in areas where, upon graduation, students are trained to work with “real” human subjects. It may sound outlandish, but what about creative writing: should creative writers be expected to study the ethical implications of their craft? Certainly many teachers incorporate dialogue about representation into class discussions, but I would argue that prose fiction writers in the academy have escaped scrutiny in the ethics debate because the subjects under analysis — characters — are not real. I will argue here that the effects …
Teaching And Learning As Improvisational Performance In The Creative Writing Classroom, Shady E. Cosgrove
Teaching And Learning As Improvisational Performance In The Creative Writing Classroom, Shady E. Cosgrove
Shady E Cosgrove
In this essay I will argue that the teacher-as-performer metaphor is too simplistic. Instead, I will make a case for R. Keith Sawyer’s notion of the classroom as a site of improvisational performance, especially in regards to creative writing. Then I will discuss three aspects critical to the improvisational performance within this context, drawing on my own experiences in the classroom: establishing workshop structures, ascertaining shared language skills, and encouraging student participation.