Plagiarism: Morality and Metaphor
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Department
Literature and Languages
Date of Award
Fall 2014
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to analyze, in recent select plagiarism commentary both within and outside composition studies, the practical definitions of, proposed methods of preventing, and common ways of punishing or responding to plagiarism, bringing explicit attention to the moral reasoning that may justify or not justify each and devoting particular attention to metaphors that signal and advance such reasoning. My aim in this study is to encourage members of the composition field and other teachers of writing to approach plagiarism with critical, deliberate clarity, resulting in an enhanced ability to articulate to themselves and their relevant audiences (colleagues, students, public) why teachers and scholars approach plagiarism in the ways they do. I close this project with two recommendations for further inquiry which may help to resolve seemingly unnecessarily unresolved questions regarding instruction in citation conventions.
Advisor
Bill Bolin
Subject Categories
Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature | Rhetoric and Composition
Recommended Citation
Barnes, Brandon Dulane, "Plagiarism: Morality and Metaphor" (2014). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 628.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/628
