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On Writtenness : The Cultural Politics of Academic Writing.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (298 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781472508973
Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 808.042
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Contents:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. On writtenness: an introductory overview -- 2. On the historical construction of writtenness as an ideological regime -- 3. On the underlying values of writtenness as a transdisciplinary criterion -- 4. On polished prose and its frictions: the contemporary politics of academic style -- 5. On the elite and remedial economy of English in international higher education -- 6. On producing writtenness: misrecognized value, mystical process, misunderstood pedagogies, misaligned roles -- 7. On writtenness and textual trade: ethical boundaries, inequitable assessment and institutional complicity -- 8. On proofreading and its indexicalities: social attitudes, the student experience, textual mobility and print culture in transition -- 9. On written English in flux: disrupting the smooth read -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. On writtenness: an introductory overview -- 2. On the historical construction of writtenness as an ideological regime -- 3. On the underlying values of writtenness as a transdisciplinary criterion -- 4. On polished prose and its frictions: the contemporary politics of academic style -- 5. On the elite and remedial economy of English in international higher education -- 6. On producing writtenness: misrecognized value, mystical process, misunderstood pedagogies, misaligned roles -- 7. On writtenness and textual trade: ethical boundaries, inequitable assessment and institutional complicity -- 8. On proofreading and its indexicalities: social attitudes, the student experience, textual mobility and print culture in transition -- 9. On written English in flux: disrupting the smooth read -- Bibliography -- Index.

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