How to Write Well and Why We Must: A Conversation with Leonard Cassuto, 2/20
48 Professors Row
The Center for the Humanities, the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences invite you to a special event, entitled "How to Write Well and Why We Must: A Conversation with Leonard Cassuto."
Why is so much academic writing such a chore to read? Leonard Cassuto, the author of the witty new book, Academic Writing as if Readers Matter (Princeton, 2024) will explain why. He'll offer academic writers a direct, practical prescription for writing that will be read and understood: Take care of your reader. With a wealth of examples from the arts and sciences, Cassuto will present advice to writers at all levels, in all fields, on how to write better for both specialized and broad audiences. He'll share tips and advice on how to sharpen arguments and make complex ideas compelling. Cassuto addresses the workings of introductions and conclusions, transitions, signposts, paragraphs, and sentences—all the building blocks of academic writing. He also shows how storytelling and metaphor can make your prose more engaging than you thought possible.
The author will be offering free copies of his book and the author has agreed to sign copies. All are welcome to receive a free copy while supplies last. For questions, contact humanities@tufts.edu.
