문학장의 변동과 문예창작 교육의 확장성 —명지대학교 문예창작학과를 중심으로

Abstract

This research attempted to examine the extensibility of literature education and its possibilities and limitations focusing on the case of the Department of Creative Writing at Myongji University. The wind of change that has recently blown into the creative writing departments in the universities in Korea is shifting literature-centered creative education to cultural content and storytelling creation. The development of digital technology and changes in the media environment have led to the production and consumption of culture which is horizontal and fluid based on networks. Literature is expanding by exchanging influences with new digital languages without being bound by print media and textual language. The Department of Creative Writing in Myongji University maintains the original identity of the Department of Creative Writing with a focus on literature, while improving the curriculum to access and actively utilize various media environments. The case of curriculum management covered in this research shows the possibility of learner-centered creative education reflecting the needs of university students with digital literacy and media utilization ability. The learners majoring in creative writing, rather than accepting the generic category of cultural contents, critically reflect on it and experience the process of broadening the interface between literature and various media contents. The extensibility of creative writing education will be achieved in the process of developing competency so that humanistic imagination and creativity can be utilized in various fields without being swayed by the economic value of the cultural industry.