TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Fictional Biographies’: creative writing and the archive
AU - Jordan-Baker, Craig
AU - Taylor, Rebekah Xanthe
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Archives and Records on 09/01/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23257962.2017.1419944
PY - 2018/1/9
Y1 - 2018/1/9
N2 - This article considers the archive as a source of inspiration forcreativewriters, specifically focusing on howwritingcan highlight and expose silences within the archive. This is developed through a case study of a collaborativecreativewritingproject at the University for theCreativeArts (UCA), where students developed ‘Fictional Biographies’ from archive research and resources. The article looks at the history ofcreativewritingin the context of archives; the article then focuses on the case study, drawing in theories of archival silences, after which we conclude by reflecting on outputs and learning outcomes of the project.
AB - This article considers the archive as a source of inspiration forcreativewriters, specifically focusing on howwritingcan highlight and expose silences within the archive. This is developed through a case study of a collaborativecreativewritingproject at the University for theCreativeArts (UCA), where students developed ‘Fictional Biographies’ from archive research and resources. The article looks at the history ofcreativewritingin the context of archives; the article then focuses on the case study, drawing in theories of archival silences, after which we conclude by reflecting on outputs and learning outcomes of the project.
U2 - 10.1080/23257962.2017.1419944
DO - 10.1080/23257962.2017.1419944
M3 - Article
JO - Archives and Records
JF - Archives and Records
SN - 2325-7962
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