Popularizing Scholarly Research: The Academic Landscape, Representation, and Professional Identity in the 21st Century provides an introduction to the world of research in the 21st century. This book discusses how research may be represented and issues related to professional identity in this shifting arena. Patricia Leavy's book explains how research has turned from a disciplinary to transdisciplinary, the new structures our research may take, as well as
what our professional lives may look like. Contributors discuss transdisciplinary research, public intellectuals, audience and voice, creative nonfiction, writing collaboratively, visual images, writing for broad audiences, academic blogs, publicity, funding, and public policy.