16 junho 2003

CONTAMINANTES
Scholars Who Blog: Is this a revolution in academic discourse, or is it CB radio?
In one form or another, that question inevitably arises in conversations with scholars who have taken up the habit of writing Web logs, or "blogs." Some have started blogging in order to muse aloud about their research. Others want to polish their chops at opinion-writing for nonacademic audiences. Still others have more urgent and personal reasons. ("The black dogs of depression are snarling at my feet," reads the first entry of one scholar's blog.)
It's perilous to generalize, but the typical blog entry comments on - and links to - a news article or an entry on someone else's blog. [...]
One of the most combative strains of scholarly blogging is the investigation of alleged academic misconduct.