To make some scholarly point, perhaps, about a woman who was ahead of her time, or about the stifling of the feminine voice throughout history?
Not insignificantly, Joe is also from rural, working-class Vermont and makes his scholarly home at Northeastern, that scrappy and notably ivy-free university across the mighty Charles from Harvard, where daughter-of-privilege Posy is furthering her education.
Just having it on my shelf makes me feel scholarly.
In making his scholarly case for Marciano's greatness, Sullivan does not pretend to be a boxing expert.
During his tenure, and throughout his life, Dan made major scholarly contributions to the fields of Jewish numismatics and medieval seals.
Earlier, after all, he had made a scholarly study of sadistic initiation ceremonies, involving beatings, at a top women's college; the subsequent rumours may have cost him his career.
Ordinarily, only the physicist or the mathematician can hope to enter early middle age having made a scholarly mark; indeed, for such a scientist a glide into the thirties without distinction can be cause for despair — or a job in university administration.
But Mr. Pyron, who previously trained his hyperanalytical eye on Margaret Mitchell (in the well-received "Southern Daughter") and "Gone With the Wind," is daffily intent on making a scholarly study of the performer famed for introducing rhinestone-studded hot pants to Las Vegas.
Repositories also play a role in the scholarly communication life cycle, as they disseminate and make discoverable scholarly outputs.
The decision is usually based on evidence that you've mastered the field, achieved the goals of doing a thesis, and made a scholarly contribution to the field.
