Cirrus@Austlit

In/Stead is an 'on-going' journal issue devoted to artistic practice and philosophical reflection both in relation to the process of that practice and the contexts in which it occurs. The name of this publication, In/Stead, finds its inspirational source in the workshops run by Christina Stead in New York during the 1940s. Stead taught novel-writing workshops during which she encouraged people to write whilst simultaneously understanding how writers across time construct plot and character within political, psychological and aesthetic contexts. Christina Stead was innovative in her artistic practice.The name of this new journal issue signals an acceptance of essays and creative work in relatively new areas that now form part of the academy. -- From the journal's webpage.