Scholars Who Blog

Scholars Who Blog: "The soapbox of the digital age draws a crowd of academicsBy DAVID GLENNIs 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.


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Read the transcript of a live, online discussion with Eugene Volokh, a professor of law at the University of California at Los Angeles and the founder of the Volokh Conspiracy, an academic blog, on issues facing scholars who have blogs." (via)



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