Beyond both literary and writing studies : using transdisciplinary studies to facilitate mode 2 learning in the creative industries and creative arts

This paper looks beyond both literary studies and writing studies as individual disciplines, to investigate how a transdisciplinary approach can be mobilised in educational contexts in order to facilitate Mode 2 learning in the creative arts, where a Mode 2 knowledge approach is that which focuses on the creative use of knowledge and skills for problem-solving. The examples outlined in this paper reveal include own shift to an approach where the foundation of our teaching and learning has become based upon the industry-based problems faced by working professionals. In our situation, this is an approach that has come about in response to the strong demand for innovators to drive the economic advantages of creative industries in many developing nations.