Detweiler, Eric (2014) Why Inaccessibility? Despite progressive tone, attacks on academics’ lack of clarity can be profoundly regressive. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (11 Dec 2014). Website.
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Abstract
It has become popular to denounce academic writing as elitist and unhelpful. Eric Detweiler argues that inaccessibility may be a more complex issue. “Inaccessible” writing may be the result of an author trying to do things with language that conventional, “clear” uses of language cannot. Furthermore, these critiques are often launched at marginalised fields that are writing in non-standard ways in an attempt to critique staunch elitism. Academics tossing blame at each other can be part of the problem rather than the solution.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author(s) CC BY 3.0 |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2017 13:13 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 19:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71702 |
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