Hidden features in global knowledge production: (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing
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| contents | Hidden features in global knowledge production: (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing Joel Windle Educación Epistemology globalisation multiliteracies postcolonial theory academic literacies A key challenge for applied linguistics is how to deal with the historical power imbalance in knowledge production between the global north and south. A central objective of critical applied linguistics has been to provide new epistemological foundations that address this problem, through the lenses of post-colonial theory, for example. This article shows how the structure of academic writing, even within critical traditions, can reinforce unequal transnational relations of knowledge. Analysis of Brazilian theses and publications that draw on the multiliteracies framework identifies a series of discursive moves that constitute “hidden features” (STREET, 2009), positioning “northern” theory as universal and “southern” empirical applications as locally bounded. The article offers a set of questions for critical reflection during the writing process, contributing to the literature on academic literacies. 2017 artículo científico 1676-0786 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339851657007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3398 Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada application/pdf Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.17 |
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| spellingShingle | Hidden features in global knowledge production: (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing Joel Windle Educación Epistemology globalisation multiliteracies postcolonial theory academic literacies Hidden features in global knowledge production: (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing Joel Windle Educación Epistemology globalisation multiliteracies postcolonial theory academic literacies A key challenge for applied linguistics is how to deal with the historical power imbalance in knowledge production between the global north and south. A central objective of critical applied linguistics has been to provide new epistemological foundations that address this problem, through the lenses of post-colonial theory, for example. This article shows how the structure of academic writing, even within critical traditions, can reinforce unequal transnational relations of knowledge. Analysis of Brazilian theses and publications that draw on the multiliteracies framework identifies a series of discursive moves that constitute “hidden features” (STREET, 2009), positioning “northern” theory as universal and “southern” empirical applications as locally bounded. The article offers a set of questions for critical reflection during the writing process, contributing to the literature on academic literacies. 2017 artículo científico 1676-0786 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339851657007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3398 Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada application/pdf Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.17 |
| title | Hidden features in global knowledge production: (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing |
| topic | Educación Epistemology globalisation multiliteracies postcolonial theory academic literacies |
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