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Dr. Editor’s summer reading list
Five books to improve your academic writing.
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SSHRC Insight and Insight Development Grant
Peer reviewer’s perspectives.
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Demonstrating impact in your tenure dossier
Tools to attest to influence.
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Clarify this: structuring highly readable lists (Part 2 of 2)
One way to simplify potentially complex lists is to arrange the items to progress in complexity, placing the ‘heaviest’ or most complex item at the end.
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Against utility and instrumentalization: knowledge mobilization for the humanities
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Break bad rules: how to change language norms in your academic field, individually and systemically
You don’t need to be in a position of power to shift a language norm in your discipline.
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Making ambitious research look feasible
How to create global coherence and internal alignment in your research grant applications.
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Why formal analysis is key to bringing your research to life
This practice from art history can improve academic writing across disciplines.
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How to write about research methods
Make sure you are presenting your methods in a logical order, and if you can, try and paint a verbal picture.
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How compelling op-eds work
Five keys for persuasive public writing.
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Three tips for crafting a great teaching philosophy statement
Teaching statements are living documents –they change and grow alongside your instructional practice.
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How to impress an acquisitions editor
Tips to help you develop a compelling book proposal for a university press.
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How to write a compelling letter of reference
To recognize and remove biased language from your own letters of recommendation, you’ll need to locate and remove the inappropriate use of hedges and intensifiers.
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How to hire an editor
Three steps to make sure you get the help you need.
