A short animated slide set to get you thinking about ‘The Critical Part’ of your practice-based Creative Writing PhD.
Click on the image to download ‘The Critical Part - Suggested Structure Template’ which includes reflective prompts for your critical work.
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Many practice-based Creative Writing students - as well as creative practice-based students in other disciplines - experience anxiety and stuckness around what is often referred to as ‘the critical part’ (frequently also ‘exegesis’, ‘accompanying critical work’, ‘critical-reflective narrative’, etc) of their PhD submission. Here are some resources designed to help, developed as part of my ongoing learning alongside my own PhD students at Teesside University.