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Writing and Risktaking
A writespace special event video
October 2023
Register to receive the video of Helen Sword and criminologist David R. Goyes, a senior researcher at the University of Oslo, in a lively conversation on "Writing and Risktaking".
David R. Goyes
David is the author of scholarly books and articles that deliberately incorporate "risky" stylistic elements such as storytelling, dialogue, personal narrative, and melodrama. His latest book (co-authored with Katja Franko) is Victimhood, Memory, and Consumerism: Profiting from Pablo, published by Oxford University Press in September 2023.
In the first hour of this free WriteSPACE Special Event, Helen and David discussed the benefits and (of course!) the risks of defying disciplinary conventions to produce bold, engaging academic prose. David recounted his own journey into a more stylish way of writing, and shared some examples of pushback and (mostly) praise from co-authors, editors, and readers.
In the second hour, Helen and David lead a hands-on discussion and workshop for WriteSPACE members, guiding participants through some risky writing experiments of their own.
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