Hidden features in global knowledge production : (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing.
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2017
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A key challenge for applied linguistics is how to deal with
the historical power imbalance in knowledge production between the global
north and south. A central objective of critical applied linguistics has been to
provide new epistemological foundations that address this problem, through
the lenses of post-colonial theory, for example. This article shows how the
structure of academic writing, even within critical traditions, can reinforce
unequal transnational relations of knowledge. Analysis of Brazilian theses and
publications that draw on the multiliteracies framework identifies a series of
discursive moves that constitute “hidden features” (STREET, 2009), positioning
“northern” theory as universal and “southern” empirical applications as locally
bounded. The article offers a set of questions for critical reflection during the
writing process, contributing to the literature on academic literacies.
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Epistemology, Critical applied linguistics, Globalisation, Postcolonial theory, Epistemologia
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WINDLE, J. A. Hidden features in global knowledge production : (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing. Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, Belo Horizonte, v. 17, n.2, p. 355-378, 2017. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1984-63982017005002102&script=sci_abstract>. Acesso em: 16 jun. 2018.