PY 23500 - Creativity, Madness, And Self Expression

Institution:

Alaska Pacific University

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Description:

What leads to that triumph of the human spirit we call creativity? The psychology of creative self-expression will be explored by understanding the processes of inner passions and conflicts on self-expression. Examples of some of the world's greatest "mad" scientists and "crazartists will be provided as case studies. Students will be given specific techniques to recover their creativity from a variety of psychosocial blocks so that they may be able to fully express the writer, poet, actor, painter, musician, or scientist within themselves. Satisfies the Social/ Behavioral Science GUR.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alaskapacific.edu

Phone Number:

(907) 561-1266

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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