Tag Archives: text

useless ideas

Posted on April 10, 2023 by pat thomson

Sometimes I read a something that resonates. It doesn’t necessarily have an immediate application. The something is not useful. It just speaks to me. And I want to write out the useless reading-thing. As a quote. So I don’t lose … Continue reading →

Posted in field notes, notebook, words | Tagged academic writing, lexicon, notebook, Pat Thomson, text, words | 5 Comments

academic writing is visual

Posted on January 20, 2020 by pat thomson

Writing is a visual medium It may seem odd to say that writing is visual. Writing – and academic writing in particular – is about words and what they say isn’t it? Well of course it is. But the way … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, font, layout, margins, text, visual | Tagged academic writing, font, layout, margins, space, text, visual | 3 Comments

not letting go of the text

Posted on July 9, 2018 by pat thomson

A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I had any advice for someone who struggled to let go of their writing – they wrote but then it was really difficult to send the writing off to their supervisor. … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, critique, supervision, text, text work/identity work | Tagged letting go, Pat Thomson, supervision, supervision pedagogies, text | 12 Comments

why it is helpful to read ‘out of your area’

Posted on February 11, 2012 by pat thomson

Here’s a somewhat round-about explanation of this assertion… Bear with me through what might seem like a long way to get to an answer. Once upon a time, when I was studying for a PhD, I joined a reading group. … Continue reading →