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Crossing the shadow line: collaborative creative writing about grief.

Authors :
Robertson, Rachel
Kadmos, Helena
Source :
New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing; May2020, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p214-225, 12p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

This paper explores the process and outcome of a collaborative life writing project about the death of a parent. Aiming to discover whether collaborative creative nonfiction writing can broaden the representation of experiences of grief and address some of the ethical challenges of writing about vulnerable others, we draw on the scholarship on memoir writing and collaboration and analyse our own process and challenges against this literature. We also identify some of the benefits of collaboratively writing about a recent and personal grief. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14790726
Volume :
17
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
143225384
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2019.1586955