In medieval legal transactions the use of the written word was only one of many ways of conducting business. Important roles were played by the spoken word and by the 'action' of ritual. The relationship between 'rituals' and literacy has been the focus of much recent research. …
"Everyone working in or teaching public health has their origin story. Ask your colleagues how they ended up where they are and you will rarely hear the same story twice. Of course, there are variations on some key themes:"--
"Modern academia is increasingly competitive yet the writing style of social scientists is routinely poor and continues to deteriorate. Are social science postgraduates being taught to write poorly? What conditions adversely affect the way they write? And which linguistic featur…
In this book advice is given on how to successfully obtain grants for a variety of projects including observational studies, clinical trials, laboratory experiments, and systematic reviews. Due to the degree of heavy regulation of clinical trials, a grant applicant needs to be f…
Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthology The Art of the Personal Essay, is universally acclaimed as "one of our best personal essayists" (Dallas Morning News). Here, combining more than forty years of lessons from his storied career as a writer and…
A long-awaited new book on personal writing from Lopate--the celebrated essayist and the director of Columbia University's nonfiction program. He provides the nuts and bolts, offering a refreshing new master class on the craft of the personal narrative, including the personal es…
