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In Fields of Play, Laurel Richardson explores the inextricable way in which working in academia has affected her writing, how writing has affected her sense of self and how her sense of self has affected her role in academia, and so on and so on. It is a weave that is complicated and imperfect. It makes complete sense. In previous work (Moriarty, 2015) I have argued that a splintered and multi-layered text is suitable for reflecting lived experiences and that this style of writing responds directly to Kant’s notions of enlightenment (Kant, 2009).
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Moriarty, J. (2017). Soaring and Tumbling. In: Hayler, M., Moriarty, J. (eds) Self-Narrative and Pedagogy. Studies in Professional Life and Work. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-023-3_10
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