Change and stability : Examining the macrostructures of doctoral theses in the visual and performing arts
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 332-344 |
Journal / Publication | Journal of English for Academic Purposes |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
This article describes an investigation into the practice-based doctorate in the visual and performing arts, a genre that is still in the process of development. A key feature of these doctorates is that they comprise two components: a visual or performance component, and a written text which accompanies it which in some ways is similar to, but in others, is quite different from a traditional doctoral dissertation. This article focuses on the overall organizational patterns, or macrostructures of the texts that students submit as part of the examination in these areas of study, and how these patterns of organization are related to those found in more established examples of the doctoral dissertation genre in other areas of study. The study found that there is a range of organizational possibilities for the written text that is part of a doctoral submission in the visual and performing arts, each at different points on a continuum. Our study shows how the genre we examined has both the capacity for change, while remaining ‘stabilized for now’ in terms of its social action and purpose.
Research Area(s)
- Academic discourse, Academic literacies, Academic writing, EAP, Thesis and dissertation writing
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Citation Format(s)
Change and stability: Examining the macrostructures of doctoral theses in the visual and performing arts. / Paltridge, Brian; Starfield, Sue; Ravelli, Louise J. et al.
In: Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 11, No. 4, 01.12.2012, p. 332-344.
In: Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 11, No. 4, 01.12.2012, p. 332-344.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review