Voice in Academic Writing
My first reaction to the question of whether voice competes with or enhances academic voice is to say that academic voice seems to squelch any real meaning or sincerity in a person's writing. I am currently in a class where we are supposed to use more "elevated" writing, which I have decided means putting the Word thesaurus on overdrive and plugging in terms from psychology and philosophy textbooks like madlibs ("The Reflexive Psychosis of Being in the works of Emily Bronte and Theodor Geisel").
However, I also think that voice can potentially greatly enhance one's academic writing. A good, memorable article is not only informative, but also accessible and highly readable. As a highly intelligent, literate people, I feel that we can only sound our most engaging and articulate when using language that we are comfortable with, and thus have mastery of.
However, I also think that voice can potentially greatly enhance one's academic writing. A good, memorable article is not only informative, but also accessible and highly readable. As a highly intelligent, literate people, I feel that we can only sound our most engaging and articulate when using language that we are comfortable with, and thus have mastery of.
posted by Lauren Wallace at
11:11 PM
1 Comments:
Lauren, I agree about using language that we are comfortable with to 'boost' our writing. I so often feel that when I "sub" a word in my writing with one from the Thesaurus that it does not feel like my writing anymore- it has become manufactured by WORD. Lets keep it original and include our own voice
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