Research produces more questions than answers. (Liz Gloyn calls these "academic otters". Her strategies reflect her position as an early career research in the humanities.) The successful researchers I know have far more questions and projects they could be working on than they could possibly … [Read more...] about The research you want to make happen
The goal of your conference paper
Scholarly conferences are a regular part of the academic life. Whether big annual conferences run by scholarly associations, or smaller more focused conferences and workshops hosted in various institutions, academics attend conferences regularly. Or as often as possible given the travel funds … [Read more...] about The goal of your conference paper
Collaboration, co-authoring, and such
I take requests. @josh_greenberg @jovanevery i'd love to see a meditation on the benefits of scholarly co-publishing and collaborative writing. — Jennifer Evans (@JenniferVEvans) March 2, 2011 In some disciplines co-authoring is the norm. And there are all kinds of arcane cultural practices … [Read more...] about Collaboration, co-authoring, and such
I don’t like the term “unconference”
Call me an unreformed social constructionist but I think language has power. Calling these really cool new types of conferences things like "unconferences" "camps" and whatever just cedes the definition of "conference" to people whose primary goal seems to be to bore us to death. What is the … [Read more...] about I don’t like the term “unconference”
