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Creative Practice and the Non-Representational

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As the introduction to the edited collection, this chapter discusses historical trends in the theory and practice of art in the context of the affective turn, which have brought cultural geography and the creative arts closer than ever before. This is followed by a brief overview of non-representational theory—its beginnings, its implications for research methodology, and its promise for creative and collaborative work at the art-geography nexus. The chapter concludes with a description of the structure and organisation of the book and its contributions.

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    Candice P. Boyd

  2. Arts University Bournemouth, Poole, UK

    Christian Edwardes

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Boyd, C.P., Edwardes, C. (2019). Creative Practice and the Non-Representational. In: Boyd, C.P., Edwardes, C. (eds) Non-Representational Theory and the Creative Arts. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5749-7_1

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