Title A geopolitics of academic writing / A. Suresh Canagarajah

Published Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2002] ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (x, 332 pages) Series Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture. University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions PPiU University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections PPiU Contents Contextualizing academic writing -- Communities of knowledge construction -- Conventions in knowledge construction -- Textual conventions in conflict -- Publishing requirements and material constraints -- Literacy practices and academic culture -- Poverty and power in knowledge production -- Reform, resistance, reconstruction Summary This work acts as a critique of current scholarly publishing practices, exposing the inequalities in the way academic knowledge is constructed and legitimized. It examines three broad conventions governing academic writing: textual concerns, social customs, and publishing practices Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-324) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Scholarly publishing -- Political aspects Scholarly publishing -- Political aspects -- Developing countries Academic writing -- Political aspects Academic writing -- Political aspects -- Developing countries Communication in learning and scholarship -- Political aspects Communication in learning and scholarship -- Political aspects -- Developing countries LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism. EDUCATION -- General. Academic writing -- Political aspects Scholarly publishing -- Political aspects Wissenschaftliche Literatur Informationspolitik Wissenschaft Kennissociologie. Wetenschappelijke publicaties. Politieke aspecten. Ontwikkelingslanden. Developing countries Entwicklungsländer Entwicklungslèander. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822972389 0822972387

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