Ken Wissoker, “Writing a Dissertation, Writing a First Book”

Ken Wissoker

“Writing a Dissertation, Writing a First Book”

Monday, February 24
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

PhD lab in Digital Knowledge
Franklin Humanities Institute
Duke University

Bay 4, C106
Smith Warehouse Building
114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham

There are many differences between research presented in dissertation form and as a scholarly book.  Writing a book requires changes in form, style, content, and audience.  The talk will explore those differences and discuss how to think about writing first or subsequent scholarly books at a time of change in the academy and in publishing.

Ken Wissoker is the Editorial Director at Duke University Press.

 

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