Tag Archives: Les Back

on form and function – and Les Back’s Academic Diary

Posted on July 21, 2016 by pat thomson

So you want to write a book which examines everyday life in the contemporary university. You want to show the ways in which academic work is constrained, but also what freedoms are still possible. You want to communicate the reasons … Continue reading →

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creativity and academic writing – an oxymoron?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by pat thomson

I’ve been pondering the question of creativity in academic writing. One of my research interests is creative pedagogies, including but by no means exclusively in the arts. I’ve been thinking that I ought to say more about creativity in relation … Continue reading →