Janelle Adsit Libri

Focusing on the integration of contemplative pedagogies and mindfulness in education, this book addresses issues of epistemic and environmental injustice. It serves as a practical guide for educators within the environmental humanities and liberal arts, offering actionable insights to enhance teaching practices and foster a more equitable learning environment.

"Is it okay to write about people of other genders, races and identities? And how do I do this responsibly? Whether you are writing fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction, writing responsibly about people of different social identities is one of the most important duties of the public writer today. This is the first practical guide to thinking and writing reflectively about these issues. Organised in an easy-to-use A to Z format for practicing writers, teachers and students."-- Provided by publisher

The creative writing workshop has existed since the early part of the 20th century, but does it adequately serve the students who come to it today? While the workshop is often thought of as a form of student-centered pedagogy, it turns out that workshop conversations serve to marginalize a range of aesthetic orientations and the cultural histories to which they belong. Given the shifting demographics of higher education, it is time to re-evaluate the creative writing curriculum and move literary writing pedagogy toward a more inclusive, equitable model. Toward an Inclusive Creative Writing makes the argument that creative writing stands upon problematic assumptions about what counts as valid artistic production, and these implicit beliefs result in exclusionary pedagogical practices. To counter this tendency of creative writing, this book proposes a revised curriculum that rests upon 12 threshold concepts that can serve to transform the teaching of literary writing craft. The book also has a companion website www.criticalcreativewriting.org offering supplemental materials such as lesson plans and course materials.