Imagining a Place for Creative Nonfiction
Writing creative nonfiction means perceiving what details are worth telling, why they might matter, and how they might connect. Although no one much likes the term "creative nonfiction" (some are bothered by defining something by what it's not, others by a conviction that the idea is...
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Veröffentlicht in: | English journal 2009-11, Vol.99 (2), p.18 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Writing creative nonfiction means perceiving what details are worth telling, why they might matter, and how they might connect. Although no one much likes the term "creative nonfiction" (some are bothered by defining something by what it's not, others by a conviction that the idea is oxymoronic), it has emerged as the name of choice. In the past couple decades, dozens of college creative writing programs have added nonfiction tracks to fiction and poetry, so that at both undergraduate and graduate levels, nonfiction constitutes an academic growth area. "Creative nonfiction" (CNF) is an umbrella term for a host of loosely related genres, such as memoirs, essays, literary journalism and place writing. But why should English teachers bother? In this article, the author explains why English teachers should teach creative nonfiction and offers tips on how to read CNF. A few reading strategies that are particularly useful for creative nonfiction are presented. (Contains 1 note.) |
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ISSN: | 0013-8274 2161-8895 |