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Blank page : the location of creativity
Whether one writes in the field of literary studies or that of creative writing, one begins with the 'blank page'. The field of interest I am calling the 'blank page' has implications for the discipline of creative writing, and can be useful to theorising creativity, writing practice, and pedagogy. One creates out of, or into, the 'blank page '; one's practice is partly determined by how one theorises, however subconsciously, this blank page (how does one start? how blank is the page? how have others figured the blank page); and one teaches students who have to face literal blank pages. ln this paper I will consider how the theorisation of the blank page in literary studies addresses such creative-writing issues. I will then engage D.W. Winnicott's psychoanalytic theory on 'the location of play' to consider the implications of conceptualising the blank page as 'the location of writing'. A Winnicottian approach to the blank page, as a space akin to the potential space of play, allows various insights into the process of writing, especially as a proccss involving paradox.
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The Australiasian Association of Writing Programs conference (15th : 2010 : Melbourne, Vic.)Pagination
1 - 8Publisher
[The Australasian Association of Writing Programs]Location
Melbourne, VICPlace of publication
[Melbourne, Vic.]Start date
2010-11-25End date
2010-11-27ISBN-13
9780980757330Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2010 , The Australasian Association of Writing ProgramsEditor/Contributor(s)
C Cole, M Freiman, D BrienTitle of proceedings
AAWP 2010 : The Strange Bedfellows or Perfect Partners Papers : the refereed proceedings of the 15th conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs, 2010Usage metrics
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