Beyond Productivity: Embodied, Situated, and (Un)Balanced Faculty Writing Processes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781646424863)

In Beyond Productivity, a wide range of contributors share honest narratives of the sometimes-impossible conditions that scholars face when completing writing projects. The essays provide backstage views of the authors' varying approaches to moving forward when the desire to produce wanes, when deciding a project is not working, when working within and around and redefining academic productivity expectations, and when writing with ever-changing bodies that do not always function as expected.

This collection positions scholarly writers' ways of writing as a form of flexible, evolving knowledge. By exhibiting what is lost and gained through successive rounds of transformation and adaptation over time, the contributors offer a sustainable understanding and practice of process-one that looks beyond productivity as the primary measure of success. Each presents a fluid understanding of the writing process, illustrating its deeply personal nature and revealing how fragmented and disjointed methods and experiences can highlight what is precious about writing.

Beyond Productivity determines anew the use and value of scholarly writing and the processes that produce it, both within and beyond the context of the losses, constraints, and adaptations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.


Author: Kim Hensley Owens
ISBN-10: 1646424867
ISBN-13: 9781646424863
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2023
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d