Exploring The Garden: A reflection on the development of a contemporary writing practice, the ‘Hero’s Journey’, and hope
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ThesisThesis type
Doctor of PhilosophyAuthor/s
Robinson, SethAbstract
This thesis explores questions of creative practice and writerly engagement, questioning the application of 'The Hero's Journey', or 'monomyth', within a contemporary writing practice. It focuses on how the model might be employed, challenged, or altered to inform discussion of ...
See moreThis thesis explores questions of creative practice and writerly engagement, questioning the application of 'The Hero's Journey', or 'monomyth', within a contemporary writing practice. It focuses on how the model might be employed, challenged, or altered to inform discussion of ‘grand challenges’, particularly within the scope of literary and/or speculative fiction, and how creative works in this space might contribute to ongoing social discourses as ‘knowledge artefacts’. The research methodology includes interviews with working writers as case studies,textual research, and reflection on/the production of a new novel (or knowledge artefact), 'The Garden'.
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See moreThis thesis explores questions of creative practice and writerly engagement, questioning the application of 'The Hero's Journey', or 'monomyth', within a contemporary writing practice. It focuses on how the model might be employed, challenged, or altered to inform discussion of ‘grand challenges’, particularly within the scope of literary and/or speculative fiction, and how creative works in this space might contribute to ongoing social discourses as ‘knowledge artefacts’. The research methodology includes interviews with working writers as case studies,textual research, and reflection on/the production of a new novel (or knowledge artefact), 'The Garden'.
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Date
2025Rights statement
The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission.Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Art, Communication and EnglishDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Discipline of English and WritingAwarding institution
The University of SydneyShare