Passive forms in writing
Much like the -- in my view wrong -- idea that scientific writing goes without the first person, I regularly come across the idea that the passive form should be avoided at
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… in the time of corona
Published earlier in the not-so-formal weekly of my department.
Epistemic Justice
Not all knowledges are granted equal rights to existence. Once we realise that multiple, incompatible knowledge systems exist, and are also entitled to existence, ...
The role of concepts in social science
What is a concept, and what do social scientists do with it?
The I in science
It seems to be hard-wired into the brains of many students, that scientific writing by definition goes without the first person, and preferably even in the passive voice.
Conflict
Everyone producing text can learn a thing or two from the craft of creative writing.
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