The Future of Scholarly Writing Critical Interventions
This stimulating collection is the first to take on the issue of form and what it means to the future of scholarly writing. A wide range of distinguished scholars from fields including law, literature, and anthropology shed light on the ways scholars can
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The Future of Scholarly Writing Critical Interventions Edited by
Angelika Bammer & Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres
ISBN 978-1-137-52053-1 ISBN 978-1-137-50596-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137505965 THE FUTURE OF SCHOLARLY WRITING
Copyright © Angelika Bammer & Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres, 2015. Reprint of the original edition 2015 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–52046–3 (hc) ISBN: 978–1–137–52053–1 (pbk) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The future of scholarly writing : critical interventions / edited by Angelika Bammer & Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1–137–52046–3 (hardback :alk. paper)— ISBN 978–1–137–52053–1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Academic writing. 2. Scholars—Language. I. Bammer, Angelika, editor. II. Joeres, Ruth-Ellen B., 1939– editor. P302.18.F88 2015 808.02⬘3—dc23
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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: September 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For those who love—and struggle with—writing
Contents Introduction Angelika Bammer and Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres
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1 The Work of Writing Jane Gallop
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2 Writers, Authors, and the Extraordinary Ordinary Naomi Scheman
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3 Tribal Rites: Academic-Speak and the Promise of Belonging Angelika Bammer
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4 When Nothing Is Cool Lisa Ruddick
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5 Writing in the Clinic, or What Might Be Expressed? Rita Charon
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6 Looking for the Right Path Paul Stoller
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7 Found in the Details: Essaying the Particular Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres
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8 The “State” and the “Plantation”: Writing Differently Gyanendra Pandey
127
9 Stories and the Language of Law Kate Nace Day
137
10 “Life Has a Mind of Its Own”: Public Administration and The Soloist Ralph P. Hummel and Camilla Stivers
147
11 Undisciplined Practice: Experimenting with Anthropological Form Anna Grimshaw
155
12 Big Words in Small Circles: Bad Writing and the Social Sciences Michael Billig
169
13 A Discontinuous Voice Amy Katz Kaminsky
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14 First-Person Plural: Notes on Voice and Collaboration Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer
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15 Writing about Music—and the Music of Writing Susan McClary
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16 The Poetry of It (Writing History) Carolyn Kay Steedman
215
17 In the Meantime Ruth Behar
227
Acknowledgments
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Notes on Contributors
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Thematic Grouping
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