The elements of academic style : writing for the humanities / Eric Hayot.

By:

Hayot, Eric, 1972- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: vii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm; text txt; unmediated n; volume ncISBN:

9780231168014
0231168012

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.066 HAY

Contents:

Why read this book? -- pt. 1. Writing as practice -- Unlearning what you (probably) know -- Eight strategies for getting writing done -- Institutional contexts -- Dissertations and books -- A materialist theory of writing -- How do readers work? -- pt. 2. Strategy -- The uneven U -- Structure and subordination -- Structural rhythm -- Introductions -- Don\'t say it all early -- Paragraphing -- Three types of transitions -- Showing your iceberg -- Metalanguage -- Ending well -- Titles and subtitles -- pt. 3. Tactics -- Citational practice -- Conference talks -- Examples -- Figural language -- Footnotes and endnotes -- Jargon -- Parentheticals --Pronouns -- Repetition -- Rhetorical questions and clauses -- Sentence rhythm -- Ventilation -- Weight -- pt. 4. Becoming -- Work as process -- Becoming a writer -- From the workshop to the world (as workshop [as world]).

Summary: Hayot does more than explain the techniques of academic writing. He aims to adjust the writer\'s perspective, encouraging scholars to think of themselves as makers and doers of important work. Scholarly writing can be frustrating and exhausting, yet also satisfying and crucial, and Hayot weaves these experiences, including his own trials and tribulations, into an ethos for scholars to draw on as they write. Combining psychological support with practical suggestions for composing introductions and conclusions, developing a schedule for writing, using notes and citations, and structuring paragraphs and essays, this guide to the elements of academic style does its part to rejuvenate scholarship and writing in the humanities.--Publisher\'s website.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	808.066 HAY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100622068

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Eric Hayot teaches graduate students and faculty in literary and cultural studies how to think and write like a professional scholar. From granular concerns, such as sentence structure and grammar, to big-picture issues, such as adhering to genre patterns for successful research and publishing and developing productive and rewarding writing habits, Hayot helps ambitious students, newly minted Ph.D.'s, and established professors shape their work and develop their voices.

Hayot does more than explain the techniques of academic writing. He aims to adjust the writer's perspective, encouraging scholars to think of themselves as makers and doers of important work. Scholarly writing can be frustrating and exhausting, yet also satisfying and crucial, and Hayot weaves these experiences, including his own trials and tribulations, into an ethos for scholars to draw on as they write. Combining psychological support with practical suggestions for composing introductions and conclusions, developing a schedule for writing, using notes and citations, and structuring paragraphs and essays, this guide to the elements of academic style does its part to rejuvenate scholarship and writing in the humanities.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246).

Hayot does more than explain the techniques of academic writing. He aims to adjust the writer\'s perspective, encouraging scholars to think of themselves as makers and doers of important work. Scholarly writing can be frustrating and exhausting, yet also satisfying and crucial, and Hayot weaves these experiences, including his own trials and tribulations, into an ethos for scholars to draw on as they write. Combining psychological support with practical suggestions for composing introductions and conclusions, developing a schedule for writing, using notes and citations, and structuring paragraphs and essays, this guide to the elements of academic style does its part to rejuvenate scholarship and writing in the humanities.--Publisher\'s website.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Why Read This Book? (p. 1)
Part I Writing as Practice (p. 5)
2 Unlearning What You (Probably) Know (p. 7)
3 Eight Strategies for Getting Writing Done (p. 17)
4 Institutional Contexts (p. 36)
5 Dissertations and Books (p. 41)
6 A Materialist Theory of Writing (p. 47)
7 How Do Readers Work? (p. 51)
Part II Strategy (p. 57)
8 The Uneven U (p. 59)
9 Structure and Subordination (p. 74)
10 Structural Rhythm (p. 81)
11 Introductions (p. 89)
12 Don't Say It All Early (p. 99)
13 Paragraphing (p. 102)
14 Three Types of Transitions (p. 107)
15 Showing Your Iceberg (p. 116)
16 Metalanguage (p. 126)
17 Ending Well (p. 130)
18 Titles and Subtitles (p. 140)
Part III Tactics (p. 149)
19 Citational Practice (p. 151)
20 Conference Talks (p. 164)
21 Examples (p. 167)
22 Figural Language (p. 169)
23 Footnotes and Endnotes (p. 176)
24 Jargon (p. 178)
25 Parentheticals (p. 180)
26 Pronouns (p. 184)
27 Repetition (p. 188)
28 Rhetorical Questions and Clauses (p. 191)
29 Sentence Rhythm (p. 196)
30 Ventilation (p. 203)
31 Weight (p. 208)
Part IV Becoming (p. 211)
32 Work as Process (p. 213)
33 Becoming a Writer (p. 215)
34 From the Workshop to the World (as Workshop [as World]) (p. 218)
35 Acknowledgments (p. 221)
Appendix: A Writer's Workbook (p. 225)
Works Cited (p. 239)
Bibliography (p. 245)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Eric Hayot is professor of comparative literature and Asian studies at the Pennsylvania State University. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books and Public Books, and he is cofounder of the blog Printculture.