Experiences of the Creative Doctorate: Minstrels and White Lines

Relationships between the expectations of the PhD, creativity and identity are a rich terrain for research, explored here. Doctoral student identity and the expectations of the PhD have been the focus of much previous work, while work on candidates pursuing research in literature and art has focused...

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Main Authors:	Gina Wisker, Gillian Robinson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of the Western Cape 2015-02-01
Series:	Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning
Subjects:	doctoral learning, doctoral research, creative,creativity, art practice, literary practice, identity.
Online Access:	http://cristal.epubs.ac.za/index.php/cristal/article/view/36

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spelling	doaj-c93c6434fffe40d5ba1cf65e47fe64bf2020-11-25T00:11:06ZengUniversity of the Western CapeCritical Studies in Teaching and Learning2310-71032015-02-012236Experiences of the Creative Doctorate: Minstrels and White LinesGina Wisker0Gillian Robinson1University of BrightonAnglia Ruskin UniversityRelationships between the expectations of the PhD, creativity and identity are a rich terrain for research, explored here. Doctoral student identity and the expectations of the PhD have been the focus of much previous work, while work on candidates pursuing research in literature and art has focused on tensions in their work, and the conceptual threshold crossings they make during the PhD journey. The research discussed here explores tensions and rich relationships between creativity, identity and success for candidates self-defined as ‘creative’ engaged in doctorates ranging between art or literary practice, and creative work in professional contexts.http://cristal.epubs.ac.za/index.php/cristal/article/view/36doctoral learning, doctoral research, creative,creativity, art practice, literary practice, identity.
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description	Relationships between the expectations of the PhD, creativity and identity are a rich terrain for research, explored here. Doctoral student identity and the expectations of the PhD have been the focus of much previous work, while work on candidates pursuing research in literature and art has focused on tensions in their work, and the conceptual threshold crossings they make during the PhD journey. The research discussed here explores tensions and rich relationships between creativity, identity and success for candidates self-defined as ‘creative’ engaged in doctorates ranging between art or literary practice, and creative work in professional contexts.
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Experiences of the Creative Doctorate: Minstrels and White Lines

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