'I came here to do art, not English': Antecedent subject subcultures meet current practices of writing in art and design education

Rintoul, Jenny

Abstract

A writing/making divide, within the broader theory/practice myth, is part of the historical narrative in art and design education that both clashes with, and persists in, current practices of writing in art and design. The theory/practice myth separates thinking from doing, head from hand, and writing from making, causing internal frictions in art and design subjects. This article provides a historical and contextual mapping of the writing/making binary in creative practice, drawing on Ivor Goodson's (1993, 1995, 1997, 2002) work on 'antecedent subject subcultures' to discuss the formation and maintenance of subject cultures and - ultimately - their potential to change.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 7, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Sep 1, 2022
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 21, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 2, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Writing in Creative Practice
• Print ISSN: 1753-5190
• Electronic ISSN: 1753-5204
• Publisher: Intellect
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 140-156
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/JWCP_00035_1
• Keywords: subject histories, essay assessment, Coldstream Reports, lecture theatre, studio, tacit knowledge, critical and contextual studies, theory/practice myth
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9995542
• Publisher URL: https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jwcp_00035_1