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Title: Demystifying academic writing: reflections on emotions, know-how and academic identity
Author/Creator: Cameron, Jenny; Nairn, Karen; Higgins, Jane
Institution: The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Description: Writing is the foundation of academic practice, yet academic writing is seldom explicitly taught. As a result many beginning (and experienced) academics struggle with writing and the difficult emotions, particularly the self-doubt, that writing stirs up. Yet it need not be like this. In this paper, strategies are discussed for attending to the emotions of writing, and developing writing know-how and a stronger sense of identity as a writer. It is argued that addressing all three aspects of writing—emotions, know-how and identity—helps demystify the academic writing process and helps novices on their journey to becoming academic writers.
Relation: Journal of Geography in Higher Education Vol. 33, Issue 2, p. 269-284
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098260902734943
Date: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Keyword(s): academic writing; emotions; academic identity; writing know-how; voice
Resource Type: journal article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/917048
Identifier: ISSN:0309-8265

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