Re-imagining Doctoral Writing Edited by Cecile Badenhorst Brittany Amell and James Burford RE-IMAGINING DOCTORAL WRITING INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES ON THE STUDY OF WRITING Series Editors: Joan Mullin, Magnus Gustafsson, Terry Myers Zawacki, and Federico Navarro Series Associate Editors: Ana M. Cortés Lagos, Anna S. Habib, and Matthew Overstreet The International Exchanges on the Study of Writing Series publishes books that address worldwide perspectives on writing, writers, teaching with writ- ing, and scholarly writing practices, specifically those that draw on scholarship across national and disciplinary borders to challenge parochial understand- ings of all of the above. The Latin America Section of the International Ex- changes on the Study of Writing book series publishes peer-reviewed books about writing, writers, teaching with writing, and scholarly writing practices from Latin American perspectives. 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Recent Books in the Series Bruce Morrison, Julia Chen, Linda Lin, and Alan Urmston (Eds.), English Across the Curriculum: Voices from Around the World (2021) Alanna Frost, Julia Kiernan, and Suzanne Blum Malley (Eds.), Translingual Dispositions: Globalized Approaches to the Teaching of Writing (2020) Charles Bazerman, Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón, David Russell, Paul Rogers, Luis Bernardo Peña, Elizabeth Narváez, Paula Carlino, Mont- serrat Castelló, & Mónica Tapia-Ladino (Eds.), Knowing Writing: Writ- ing Research across Borders (2019) Sylvie Plane, Charles Bazerman, Fabienne Rondelli, Christiane Donahue, Arthur N. Applebee, Catherine Boré, Paula Carlino, Martine Marquilló Larruy, Paul Rogers, & David Russell (Eds.), Research on Writing: Multi- ple Perspectives (2017) Lisa R. Arnold, Anne Nebel, & Lynne Ronesi (Eds.), Emerging Writing Re- search from the Middle East-North Africa Region (2017) RE-IMAGINING DOCTORAL WRITING Edited by Cecile Badenhorst, Brittany Amell, and James Burford The WAC Clearinghouse wac.colostate.edu Fort Collins, Colorado University Press of Colorado upcolorado.com Louisville, Colorado The WAC Clearinghouse, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 University Press of Colorado, Louisville, Colorado 80027 © 2021 by Cecile Badenhorst, Brittany Amell, and James Burford. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. ISBN 978-1-64215-134-3 (PDF) | 978-1-64215-135-0 (ePub) | 978-1-64642-271-5 (pbk.) DOI 10.37514/INT-B.2021.1343 Produced in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Badenhorst, Cecile, 1962- editor. | Amell, Brittany, 1985- editor. | Burford, James, 1985- editor. Title: Re-imagining doctoral writing / edited by Cecile Badenhorst, Brittany Amell, and James Burford. Description: Fort Collins, Colorado : The WAC Clearinghouse ; Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2021] | Series: International Exchanges on the Study of Writing / series editors, Joan Mullin, Magnus Gustafsson, Terry Myers Zawacki, and Federico Navarro | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2021035788 (print) | LCCN 2021035789 (ebook) | ISBN 9781646422715 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781642151343 (PDF) | ISBN 9781642151350 (ePub) Subjects: LCSH: Dissertations, Academic--Authorship. Classification: LCC LB2369 .R3 2021 (print) | LCC LB2369 (ebook) | DDC 808.06/6378--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021035788 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021035789 Copyeditor: Karen Peirce Design and Production: Mike Palmquist Cover Photo: "Salvage Image" by Cecile Badenhorst Series Editors: Terry Myers Zawacki, Magnus Gustafsson, Joan Mullin, and Federico Navarro Series Associate Editors: Ana M. Cortés Lagos, Anna S. Habib, and Matthew Overstreet The WAC Clearinghouse supports teachers of writing across the disciplines. Hosted by Colorado State University, and supported by the Colorado State University Open Press, it brings together scholarly journals and book series as well as resources for teachers who use writing in their courses. This book is available in digital formats for free download at wac.colostate.edu. Founded in 1965, the University Press of Colorado is a nonprofit cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State University, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University. For more information, visit upcolorado.com. § Dedication We dedicate this book to anyone who needs to re-imagine doctoral writing in order to become a doctoral writer. v vi § Contents Dedication ..................................................v Acknowledgments ........................................... ix Introduction: The Case for Re-imagining Doctoral Writing ............3 James Burford, Brittany Amell, and Cecile Badenhorst Section One. The Call to Re-imagine Doctoral Writing .......29 1 Writerly Aspirations and Doctoral Education: Beyond Neoliberal Orthodoxies ................................................31 Catherine Mitchell (Taranaki) 2 Re-imagining Doctoral Writings as Emergent Open Systems ........49 Julia Molinari 3 Ph.D. by Publication or Monograph Thesis? Supervisors and Candidates Negotiating the Purpose of the Thesis when Choosing Between Formats ............................................71 Signe Skov Section Two. Concepts and Tensions of Doctoral Writing .....87 4 Borders and Tensions in the Context of Doctoral Writing ...........89 Susan van Schalkwyk and Cecilia Jacobs 5 Queer Path-Making: Expressing or Suppressing Creativity in Arts Doctoral Writing ...........................................107 Steven Thurlow 6 Meta-Generic Imaginings: Using Meta-Genre to Explore Imaginings of Doctoral Writing in Interdisciplinary Life Sciences .....125 Sara Doody Section Three. Re-imagining Doctoral Writers and Their Others ..................................................143 7 Embodiment, Relationality, and Constellation: A Cultural Rhetorics Sto- ry of Doctoral Writing. 145 Matthew B. Cox, Elise Dixon, Katie Manthey, Maria Novotny, Rachel Robinson, and Trixie G. Smith vii Contents 8 Vā and Veitapui as Decolonial Potential: Ongoing Talatalanoa and Re-imagining Doctoral Being and Becoming .....................167 David Taufui Mikato Fa’avae 9 Writing a Doctoral Thesis in a Non-Western Voice ...............185 Sharin Shajahan Naomi 10 Decentring the Author/Celebrating the Typist in Doctoral Thesis Acknowledgements .........................................201 Frances Kelly, Catherine Manathunga, and Machi Sato Section Four: Writing a Re-imagined Doctoral Thesis ........215 11 Re-imagining Doctoral Writing Through the Visual and Performing Arts. 217 Louise Ravelli, Sue Starfield, and Brian Paltridge 12 Fictional Writing in Doctoral Theses: The (re)Engagement of Play and Reflexivity .........................................235 Will Gibson 13 The Curious Predicament of an (un)Comfortable Thesis Conclusion: Writing with New Materialisms .....................253 Toni Ingram Conclusion: The Unfinished Business of Re-imagining Doctoral Writing ..................................................267 James Burford, Brittany Amell, and Cecile Badenhorst Contributors ..............................................275 viii § Acknowledgments It has been a privilege to work on this edited collection despite the fact that much of the work has taken place during a pandemic when, for many of us, our lives have been turned inside out. The series editors Terry Zawacki, Joan Mullin, Magnus Gustafsson, and Federico Navarro have been exceptionally helpful, as has been founding editor and publisher Mike Palmquist. Terry, in particular, has guided us with gentle encouragement and thoughtful sugges- tions throughout the process. We also thank the contributors for their work on chapters and for their collegial approach to this project. It has been a pleasure to work with you all, and we look forward to many years of collab- orations in the future. We would also like to thank all the readers who read earlier drafts of pieces of this collection. We are grateful for your careful work. Cecile: I would like to acknowledge the support from Memorial University for assistance in the preparation of this manuscript and in particular for the Publications Subventions Program grant. I also want to thank my co-editors, Britt and Jamie, for a most enjoyable journey. Our virtual meetings became a highlight for me. I’m also extremely grateful to both of them for carrying the load when I became ill. They conveyed their compassion and care in multiple ways. Britt: As I type this on my phone (with one hand, while feeding my new baby), I am astounded at what can be accomplished when academics come to- gether to care-fully collaborate. As authors and editors, we have been through