Dates and Times
12 March 2026
12:30 - 13:30
Event for
Location
Organiser
Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Art and Design
Speakers
Jen Webb
Enquiry
Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR)
Event about:
Culture and Creativity Seminar – The Operations of Genre: Some Perspectives
Speaker: Jen Webb
Date\Time: Thursday 12 Mar 2026, 12:30-13:30
Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café);
or Zoom: http://zoom.us/j/95029077504
Abstract
The practice of organising creative works into genres emerged (at least) as early as Aristotle’s classifications in the Poetics, though more recently its value has been questioned. This presentation suggests we explore the concept of genre in terms of operations: of how writers create new works, and how critics might understand how a work of writing can function to create literary experiences.
All are welcome!
Bio
Jenis Professor Emerita of Creative Practice in the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Her most recent poetry collections are the sole-authored The Daily News (2024; shortlisted for the 2025 ACT Literary Awards), and the multiply-authored Grief: Five Sequences (2025). Jen is also an editor of various genres of writing, having published 11 scholarly collections and 11 creative collections. She is co-editor of the scholarly journal Axon: Creative Explorations, and the literary journal Meniscus.
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