9. Writing and Making the World

Abstract

There exists a wealth of articles and books summarising the key elements of effective academic writing. This chapter takes a different approach, encouraging researchers and academic writers to understand the rules of their field, discipline, genre – but also to challenge them, subvert them, extend them, and renew them. Using a reflective approach, the author provides examples of encountering resistance, challenging hegemonies, and persisting in finding paths to academic publishing. The chapter is a reminder that our words create the world anew, each time we write.