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Category Archives: academic ‘I’
the business of self presentation
This is a follow on to a recent patter post about writing the self into the introduction to the thesis. It takes up the issue of how different disciplines frame the ways in which the self is presented in the text – or not. … Continue reading
writing as ‘we’
Most people are pretty wary of writing as ‘we’. That’s probably because it sounds too much like the Royal plural. Only the Monarch talks of herself as more than a singular, right? And anyone else who does is just being … Continue reading
Posted in academic 'I', academic writing, first person writing, we
Tagged first person, Liz Bondi, Pat Thomson, writing as 'we'
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writing with ‘I’ is subjective – and that’s OK
This is a response to the posts that have recently appeared on patter about writing in the first person (here and here). It comes from Alex Seal. Alex is a first year PhD student and graduate tutor at the University … Continue reading
Posted in academic 'I', academic writing, first person writing, subjectivity
Tagged Alex Seal, first person, Pat Thomson, subjectivity, writing as 'I'
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more on writing as ‘I’
It might seem that once you have made the decision to write as ‘I’ it’s just straightforward from then on in. Unfortunately, this is not so. There are conventions about the use of ‘I’ in academic writing that must be … Continue reading
Posted in 'I believe', 'I feel', academic 'I', academic writing, I, personal 'I'
Tagged academic writing, first person, Pat Thomson, writing as 'I'
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