Article: 'She has received many honours': identity in article bio statements

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Title	'She has received many honours': identity in article bio statements
Authors	Hyland, K1 Tse, P1
Keywords	Academic writing Biographical statement Identity
Issue Date	2012
Publisher	Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jeap
Citation	Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2012, v. 11 n. 2, p. 155-165 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2012.01.001
Abstract	In contrast to the prescribed anonymity of the research article, the bio which accompanies it is perhaps the most explicit assertion of self-representation in scholarly life. Here is a rhetorical space where, in 50-100 words, authors are able to craft a narrative of expertise for themselves. It is a key opening for academics, both novice and experienced, to manage a public image through the careful recounting of achievement. Yet despite the current interest in identity, the bio has largely escaped attention. In this paper we address this neglect through analysis of 600 bios across three disciplines, exploring the importance of discipline, status and gender in mediating the ways writers claim an identity. Our argument is that, despite its brevity, the bio is an important means of representing an academic self through the recognition of collective values and membership. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN	1475-1585 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.044
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2012.01.001

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dc.contributor.author	Hyland, K
dc.contributor.author	Tse, P
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-29T06:18:01Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-29T06:18:01Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	In contrast to the prescribed anonymity of the research article, the bio which accompanies it is perhaps the most explicit assertion of self-representation in scholarly life. Here is a rhetorical space where, in 50-100 words, authors are able to craft a narrative of expertise for themselves. It is a key opening for academics, both novice and experienced, to manage a public image through the careful recounting of achievement. Yet despite the current interest in identity, the bio has largely escaped attention. In this paper we address this neglect through analysis of 600 bios across three disciplines, exploring the importance of discipline, status and gender in mediating the ways writers claim an identity. Our argument is that, despite its brevity, the bio is an important means of representing an academic self through the recognition of collective values and membership. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
dc.description.nature	postprint
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2012, v. 11 n. 2, p. 155-165 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2012.01.001
dc.identifier.citeulike	10411869
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2012.01.001
dc.identifier.epage	165
dc.identifier.hkuros	204331
dc.identifier.issn	1475-1585 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.044
dc.identifier.issue	2
dc.identifier.scopus	eid_2-s2.0-84860681261
dc.identifier.spage	155
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10722/148714
dc.identifier.volume	11
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jeap
dc.publisher.place	United Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of English for Academic Purposes
dc.rights	NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of English for Academic Purposes. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2012, v. 11 n. 2, p. 155-165. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2012.01.001
dc.rights	Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subject	Academic writing
dc.subject	Biographical statement
dc.subject	Identity
dc.title	'She has received many honours': identity in article bio statements
dc.type	Article

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The University of Hong Kong