Internationalizing the MFA in Creative Writing

Jones, R. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-727X and Xi, X. (2012) Internationalizing the MFA in Creative Writing. Writing & Pedagogy, 4 (2). ISSN 17565839 doi: 10.1558/wap.v4i2.325

Abstract/Summary

is article explores the prospects for internationalizing the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing, a degree that has gained considerable popularity in the United States in the past half century but has yet to gain much of a foothold in other countries. As part of this exploration, we describe the experiences of estab- lishing the first low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in Asia at City University of Hong Kong, explaining the justification for setting up such a program with reference to the history of teaching creative writing and the current conditions for literary writing in English in Asia and globally. We also reflect upon the processes of planning, curriculum design, and administrative negotiation and that went into setting up the program and report on feedback from the first cohort of students. e experience of setting up this program is used as the basis for raising a number of more general issues regarding the teaching of creative writing in English in interna- tional contexts.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/58210
Identification Number/DOI	10.1558/wap.v4i2.325
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > English Language and Applied Linguistics
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