Psychology, pedagogy, and creative expression in a course on evil

Journal/Book: Creativity Res J. 1998; 11: 10 Industrial Ave, Mahwah, NJ 07430-2262. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc. 61-68.

Abstract: In this article, I describe my Psychology of Evil course, in which a majority of students chose to do creative projects rather than research papers or reports on readings. I explore the impact of the interdisciplinarity demanded by the topic and the texts, modeled by the professor, and brought to the course by the students. In addition, I discuss the effects of classroom environment, personality, intelligence, and especially shadow work (the repressed, feared, unwanted part of our personalities) on students' creative productions.

Note: Article Powers R, Univ Tennessee, Dept Psychol Philosophy & Religious Studies, Martin,TN 38238 USA

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