The Elements Of Academic Style

Combining psychological support with practical suggestions for structuring paragraphs and essays composing introductions and conclusions, developing schedules and habits for writing, and using notes and citations, Eric Hayot rejuvenates scholarship and writing in the humanities. From small concerns to big-picture issues, he helps students, newly minted Ph.D.'s, and established professors shape their work and develop their voices while also adjusting their perspective as writers, encouraging scholars to think of themselves as makers and doers of important work.