Academic Writing for Geographers: A Handbook

ISBN-13: 9783111189086 / Angielski

James A. Tyner

Recenzje

"Jim Tyner, one of the most prolific writers in contemporary geography, offers with this monograph a practical journey and a personal odyssey that takes the reader through his thought processes on writing for the academy. It is a poignant guide for graduate students and early career faculty on how to make choices in writing and some of the pitfalls that may be encountered along the way. For the most part, writing is about telling stories and this includes consideration of character development, setting descriptions, plots and narrative arcs. Tyner deftly re-articulates these basics of storytelling for academic geographers as key (and minor) concepts, geographical contexts, arguments and theses respectively. It is a lovely way to understand our craft and throughout the monograph Tyner provides illustrative examples from the geographic literature to reinforce his arguments. Few books of which I am aware, and certainly none in geography, focus on the craft of writing from this perspective. It will be strongly recommended reading for all my future graduate students."

Dr. Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University

O autorze

James A. Tyner, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.