Lucie Berjoan - Blog Post 8

I enjoyed reading the Goedde text! I've been thinking a lot recently about the relationship between academic writing and "creative" writing and where and whether those two should ever meet. I thought this brought attention to some aspects of this that hadn't occurred to me before, which I appreciated. I think this style of writing is more accessible (like so many others have stated in their blog posts...) and makes it an easy ride. It does that fun trick of enacting the thing that it's talking about and the ultimate conclusions and analysis of this case study are all swallowed with a spoonful of sugar.

Interestingly enough, however, and despite finding it more accessible and enjoyable to read, I feel that the more academic case study accomplishes more in terms of explicating on the topic it is undertaking. The amount of information and thorough research gives it significantly more validity as a case study. I'm wondering if my preference for the more creative one stems from the fact that I am not necessarily pursuing a life-long career in a writing center (at least as of now...!). As an outsider, it feels like a cozy entry point into the world of writing center case studies. For the same reason, I believe that I would prefer to write a case study creatively rather than academically. 

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