Book Chapter
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Citation
Edwards R (2009) Authoring research, plagiarising the self?. In: Carter A, Lillis T & Parkin S (eds.) Why Writing Matters: Issues of Access and Identity in Writing Research and Pedagogy. Studies in Written Language and Literacy, 12. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 47-59. http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SWLL%2012
Abstract
First paragraph: Following Roz Ivani?’s influential work on writing and identity, this chapter explores the effects of information technology in the writing of research and on the identity of the researcher. In particular, it suggests that the facility to copy, cut and paste is undermining the notion that research texts making original contributions to knowledge. By contrast, this capacity to copy, cut and paste is providing opportunities for the plagiarising of the self, bringing forth different possibilities for research and the identities of researchers. Here simulation rather than representation becomes crucial to understanding research practices.
Keywords
Writing; Research; Plagiarism; Simulation; Identity; Representation; Report writing; Plagiarism; Copyright infringement; Information technology Great Britain
| Status | Published |
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| Title of series | Studies in Written Language and Literacy |
| Number in series | 12 |
| Publication date | 31/12/2009 |
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| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
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| Place of publication | Amsterdam |
| ISSN of series | 0929-7324 |
| ISBN | 978 90 272 1807 0 |
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Emeritus Professor, Education