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In times that are rife with complex manifestations of identity politics, writing classrooms across the world are hosting heated debates about what it means for authors to write about experiences outside their own. This book focuses on writing as the act of witnessing when the writers themselves were not present to witness in person. It seeks to answer the questions that come along with these experiences, such as what might it mean to write in order âœto watch,â âœto try and understand,â âœto never look away,â and âœto never forgetâ when the writer is an outsider to an experience? What might it mean to write about others in ways that do not essentialize or sensationalize, and in ways that are as humble, ethical, and responsible as possible? What might it mean to bear witness through the written word while engaged in a constant (re)negotiation with oneâs own positioning i.e., to cultivate a condition of critical empathy that doesnât also have the consequence of creative paralysis?

Creative Writing the Experiences of Others

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      Publisher Routledge
      Published 6 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032688725
      978-1032688725
      ISBN-10 1032688726

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      Book Synopsis
      In times that are rife with complex manifestations of identity politics, writing classrooms across the world are hosting heated debates about what it means for authors to write about experiences outside their own. This book focuses on writing as the act of witnessing when the writers themselves were not present to witness in person. It seeks to answer the questions that come along with these experiences, such as what might it mean to write in order âœto watch,â âœto try and understand,â âœto never look away,â and âœto never forgetâ when the writer is an outsider to an experience? What might it mean to write about others in ways that do not essentialize or sensationalize, and in ways that are as humble, ethical, and responsible as possible? What might it mean to bear witness through the written word while engaged in a constant (re)negotiation with oneâs own positioning i.e., to cultivate a condition of critical empathy that doesnât also have the consequence of creative paralysis?

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