Serious Play, Funny Resilience: Surrealist Dream Writing Workshop (67061)

Session Information: Literary Arts Practices (Workshop)

Friday, January 6, 2023 (12:50)
Session: Session 3
Room: 321A
Presentation Type:Workshop Presentation

All presentation times are UTC-10 (Pacific/Honolulu)

In Freud’s seminal essay, "Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming" (1908), he states, “The creative writer does the same as the child at play,” that this is a sort of play the child "takes very seriously", and furthermore, that "the opposite of play is not what is serious, but what is real". In reaction and resistance to classicism, hyper-rationalism and excessive materialism that led to the horrors of World War I, the Surrealists demonstrated incredible resilience and resourcefulness in seeking out alternatives for artistic expression through the exploration of dreams, collaborative play, and automatic, associational composition. Inspired by the dramatic, evocative juxtapositions of dream language and imagery, Surrealist artists and writers embraced the unity of dreaming and waking life, the synchronicities and random processes of the universe, abandoning all systems of oppression to give flight to the fully-ranged (or de-ranged) imagination and expression.
This workshop encourages participants to approach dreams as a rich and abundant source for literary artistic production both in verse and prose. In it, we will experiment primarily with the collaborative, collage-like Surrealist technique known as the “exquisite corpse,” a technique for generating literary artistic texts which Surrealist pioneer André Breton described as having started as a game, "in fun", which "then became playful and enriching". Experimenting with this method will allow us to practice artistic strategies of resilience and recovery while producing, sharing and offering insights into our own dream literature collaborations. This workshop is designed for audiences and participants of all levels and backgrounds.

Authors:
Loren Goodman, Yonsei University, South Korea


About the Presenter(s)
Professor Loren Goodman is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Yonsei University in South Korea

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Posted by Clive Staples Lewis

Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00