While some attributes of academic writing remain constant across disciplines, others vary to meet standards and expectations of specific fields. The short guides below offer tips for writing within specific academic disciplines.
- Economics (Duke)
- History (Duke)
- Music (Duke)
- Political Science (Duke)
- Public Policy: Op-Eds (Duke)
- Scientific Writing for Scientists (Duke)
- Scientific Writing Resource (Duke)
- Visual Studies:
- Overview: Visual Rhetoric/Visual Literacy (Duke)
- Visual Literacy Guide (Duke University Library)
- Using Visual Rhetoric in Academic Writing (Duke)
- Writing about Comics and Graphic Novels (Duke)
- Writing about Film (Duke)
- Writing about Paintings (Duke)
- Writing about Photography (Duke)
- Writing with Maps (Duke)
- Using PowerPoint and Keynote Effectively (Duke)
- Creating Scientific Poster Presentations (Duke)
- Crafting and Evaluating Websites (Duke)
- "Finding Images" at Duke: This library site offers a compendium of image sites the University subscribes to or owns.
- "How Do You Look" (Nasher Art Museum)