Writing and identity : the discoursal construction of identity in academic writing / Roz Ivanic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivanič, Roz.

Series:

Studies in written language and literacy ; v. 5.

Studies in written language and literacy ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

English language.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Great Britain.

Academic writing--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Academic writing.

Discourse analysis--Psychological aspects.

Discourse analysis.

English language--Discourse analysis.

English language--Written English.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins, c1998.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Writing is not just about conveying 'content' but also about the representation of self. (One of the reasons people find writing difficult is that they do not feel comfortable with the 'me' they are portraying in their writing. Academic writing in particular often poses a conflict of identity for students in higher education, because the 'self' which is inscribed in academic discourse feels alien to them.)The main claim of this book is that writing is an act of identity in which people align themselves with socio-culturally shaped subject positions, and thereby play their part in reprodu

Contents:

WRITING AND IDENTITY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; PART ONE. Theoretical approaches to writing andidentity; CHAPTER 2. Discourse and identity; CHAPTER 3. Literacy and identity; CHAPTER 4. Issues of identity in academic writing; PART TWO. The discoursal construction of identity in academic writing: An investigation with eight mature students; CHAPTER 5. Introduction to Part Two; CHAPTER 6 Rachel Dean: A case study of writing and identity

CHAPTER 7. The origins of discoursal identity in writers' experienceCHAPTER 8. The sense of self and the role of the reader in the discoursal construction of writeridentity; CHAPTER 9. The discoursal construction of academic community membership; CHAPTER 10. Multiple possibilities for self-hood in the academic discourse community; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 11. Writer identity on the agenda in theory and in practice; References; Index; The series Studies in Written Language and Literacy

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-272-8551-9

1-55619-323-8

9786613092526

1-283-09252-2

OCLC:

714801606