Departing Radically in Academic Writing by Elizabeth Mackinla... - 9781032419992

Departing Radically in Academic WritingAlternative Approaches to Writing and Methods in Qualitative Research\nAuthor(s): Elizabeth Mackinlay, Karen Madden\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032419992, 978-1032419992\nSynopsis\nDeparting Radically in Academic Writing (DRAW) seeks to show qualitative researchers that there are ways to embrace creatively alternative approaches to writing, whilst fulfilling the demands of an academic tenure system.\n\nPutting forward playful, arts-based and creative writing/fiction approaches to writing up research, the contributions in this book demonstrate how theorisation can happen in different ways, particularly, for younger career scholars struggling with their thesis submissions. Some of the contributions in the book come from those who have successfully defended a \""DRAWn\"" thesis. Whilst this is not a handbook or \""how to\"", it does show DRAW and radical departure work can wo.