R122. The Influence of Theory Upon a Creative Practice
Thursday, February 27, 2014
9:00 am to 10:15 am
Critical theory is considered by most writers to be at best an unnecessary and at worst harmful element in their creative work. This panel of writers explores the ways in which an understanding of theory may help inform us of the motives behind our own work, why we write, and even enrich our experience of creating that work. Writers may be wary of theory because of the various schools and the need to feel like you have to belong to one of them, but, in a sense, we belong to all of them.
Participants
Moderator:
Jaclyn Watterson's work has appeared in elimae, Fringe, PANK, and Western Humanities Review. She studies and teaches writing at the University of Utah and she works as a fiction editor for Quarterly West.
Michael Shou-Yung Shum is currently a PhD candidate at The University of Tennessee. His stories have appeared in The Doctor TJ Eckleburg Review, Barrelhouse, Weave, and Defunct.
Tasha Matsumoto is a doctoral student at the University of Utah, where she teaches creative writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review, Ninth Letter, DIAGRAM, and the Collagist.
