Loving writing : techniques for the university and beyond / Wendy M. K. Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Wendy M. K., 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Academic writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Summary:

"This writing textbook bridges factual, critical, and expressive modes of writing to help students develop a reflective sense of why and how to write for university, professional, and public audiences. Exploring the ways in which writing builds tools for argument both in and beyond the university, it enables students to break out of the dusty and formulaic patterns of writing that too often threaten to render academic studies irrelevant. In a playful, personal, essayistic style, it examines existing academic writing methods and develops new modes of narrative-based expression rooted in the humanities. Reflective analysis invites emerging writers to self-consciously craft convincing and impassioned writing practices using an expanded methodological toolbox. It aims to imbue academic writing with the expressive potential of artistic research by transforming existing methods of articulating analysis within a broader expressive system, developing skills more typical of creative writing, such as providing a setting, considering frame, engaging emotions, expansion and concision. If we believe in the value of our thoughts, discoveries, and arguments, we must enable them to sing. Loving Writing can be used as a textbook for advanced or introductory college writing courses and provides innovative guidance to liberal arts students seeking to develop their writing abilities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Figures

Quote

Preface

Introduction: Philosophizing the Craft of Writing

Part I Who Writes?

Chapter 1 Writing Is a River: Reasoning and Methods in the Craft of Writing

Chapter 2 Writing and Democratic Expression: Rhetoric, Authority, Authorization

Part II How We Write

Chapter 3 Where Are You Coming from and Where Are You Going?: Structuring Arguments

Chapter 4 Passion and Experiment: From Everyday Experience to Critical Expression

Chapter 5 The Pharmacy: Developing a Critical Writing Practice

Part III What We Write

Chapter 6 Inventing the River: Prewriting, Research, and Organization

Chapter 7 Writing the River: Structuring the Essay

Chapter 8 Between the Riverbanks: Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence

Chapter 9 Rivers Flow in Many Forms: Multi-Media Qualitative Evidence

Part IV Where We Write

Chapter 10 Writing on the Embankment: Practical Tips for Common Formats

Chapter 11 Writing on the Untamed Shores: Factual Invention

Chapter 12 Against the Current: The Dangers of Writing … Are Also Its Promises

References

Cast of Characters, Real and Imagined

Glossary of Tempting, Tentative Terminology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-310762-1

1-003-10762-1

1-000-39830-7

9781003107620

OCLC:

1243041047