Women Writing Socially in Academia

Abstract

This book offers a multifaceted perspective on social writing in a volatile, uncertain and complex world. It meets the need to enable women's capacity, especially in academic settings, to structure their own writing practice and that of others in the community. It expands current research on social writing beyond its core context in English-speaking countries to multilingual contexts from Portugal to Finland, identifying fruitful areas for interdisciplinary research, nexuses of social practice, and strategies for situated social learning through a feminist lens, bringing women from the margins to the centre. As the average woman academic with children is losing an hour of research and writing time every day in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact of which will be felt for decades, the book purposefully entwines these polyphonic voices to tell the story of a writing retreat as a space for leadership and empowerment. Joana Pais Zozimo is a senior researcher at Lancaster University, UK, and writing retreat facilitator based in Portugal. Kate Sotejeff-Wilson is an academic editor, translator, and writing retreat facilitator based in Finland. Wendy Baldwin is an academic editor, translator, and structured writing facilitator based in Spain.