Nonbinary Identities, Context, and Academic Writing
By Cathy Mazak, PhD
Cathy Mazak
Dr. Mazak was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to questions posed by attendees about how to manage the writing process for a large project such as a dissertation, thesis, or book. In addition to the resources listed below, visit her website at https://www.cathymazak.com to learn about her writing programs, podcast, and coaching.
#AcWriMo doesn’t just give us the opportunity to get words on the page, it also invites us to reflect on our academic writing practice: what it is and what we would like it to be. We do not write in a vacuum, nor are we bodiless brains cranking out academic papers! Our context and identities influence how we think about our writing practice, our beliefs about time and boundaries, and so many other factors that have a real effect on us as academic writers.
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With that in mind we’d love to share with you a very special podcast episode from Academic Writing Amplified, Episode 130: Enby in the Academy: Authenticity and Alignment with Dr. Christy Randazzo. In this episode, writing coach Thea Racelis chats with professor of religion Dr. Cristy Randazzo about what it means to be nonbinary in academia, how to navigate the tension of working as a nonbinary person, and how others in the workplace can support and be an ally for the enby community. Particularly of interest for #AcWriMo, Dr. Christy shares how their nonbinary identity specifically relates to their writing.
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