What the right’s ‘plagiarism war’ really tells us about academic writing

Plagiarism accusations that led to the downfall of black US academics and politicians have sparked criticisms of ‘sloppy’ writing practices. But these controversies actually reveal how academics are struggling with the many writing technologies now essential to their jobs, argues Genevieve Creedon

Published on
November 7, 2024
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November 7, 2024
Genevieve Creedon
Montage of Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat from New York, during a campaign with arrow symbols around him to illustrate Plagiarism accusations that led to the downfall of black US academics and politicians have sparked criticisms of ‘sloppy’ writing practices
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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by hermanowicz on November 7, 2024 - 2:15pm
What a BS. Plagiarism is plagiarism whether black, pink or blue
#2 Submitted by graff.... on November 8, 2024 - 3:17am
This is ridiculous 1. accusations of "plagiarisms'--overwhelmingly false--cross all lines 2. this is not a new problems 3. AI not a major factor in any of the "arguments." It is the Center for Un- or Anti-Scholarly Writing? Where is the center for writing?
#3 Submitted by ian.... on November 9, 2024 - 9:21pm
Anyone who can't tell their own thoughts or words from other people's shouldn't be writing at all.

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