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Tag Archives: narrative
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
should I number my thesis?
I’ve just been in a university where doctoral researchers are issued with a thesis template. This automatically sets up the font, layers of headings and the section and subsection numbering systems. If doctoral researchers decide to use this template, and … Continue reading
Posted in argument, epistemology, narrative, reader, thesis
Tagged academic writing, argument, narrative, Pat Thomson, reader, thesis, thesis numbering system
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academic travel diary: a narrative to find the way
Another conference season is just about over. This year I wasn’t very adventurous and just went to one. It was in Spain. A long while before the event my friend Jill and I decided to rent a house and stay … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, Anthony Paré, narrative, writing, writing as heuristic
Tagged Anthony Paré, narrative, Pat Thomson, travel, writing as heuristic
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