You can find a free pdf copy of my Researching and Writing book here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://repository.essex.ac.uk/33915/1/BONCORI_Researching%20and%20Writing%20Differently_SECURED.pdf
In the book, I explore all the themes and issues discussed today in more depth.
Thank you. I found the recording incredibly stimulating in terms of content and in regard to the ideas generated as a result in terms of my own areas of interest and writing.
Thank you @Iliaria for the session (I had to watch the recording as was unable to access the link live) - I am looking forward to your forthcoming special issue on embodied writing, and thank you for sharing the link to your book. I started 'writing differently' because I really disliked the so-called 'objective voice' - it felt flat and reductive. I found autoethnography accidently, and have found this a useful tool for rigorous reflection as a researcher, and have since started writing ethno-fiction (I was particularly excited to see you are currently reading Doing Academic Careers Differently - I have a short 'cameo' piece in there!). I come from an Art History background, so aesthetics are something I am playing with in my writing, too, and am particularly excited by Helen Kara & colleagues work on the Journal for Creative Research Methods, which I think is really helping to 'open up space' for doing writing and research differently :)
I wrote and shared how I write and what I am writing at the moment in the chat of the session. In my piece I spoke about wanting to give the participants in my research a voice. When mulling over the experience, I thought that there are two things I am now uncomfortable about in the statements I made. The first is, that I do not like the word "participants" and will have to find something that affords them dignity and treats them as individuals. The second thing concerns the statement "giving them a voice"; instead, I now think I should be listening to their voices because of course, they have a voice - they may choose not to use it. More listening and observation on my part, I think.
I also realised that, although I sometimes yearn to have my career over again or to restart it (I was late to academia), I am fortunate in that I have very little to lose at this stage of my life and career. What better way than to spend it engaging in meaningful writing that might, just might, make a difference!
Although I have been engaged in the R and WD movement peripherally for a year or so now, I feel both encouraged and empowered through participating on this programme.
I also find the phrase "giving them a voice", quite unhelpful, both methodological and epistemologically. Behind the pretence of participatory research, it position the researchers again in a dominant, "directorial" position. In terms of writing, it would be interesting to unpack how the idea of "giving them a voice" translates in the writing of a lot of research out there.
I was wondering about the time as I dialled in at 4pm BST and waited 15min but nothing happened so I thought I miscalculated the time (I am in Germany) so I then dialled in again at 5pm only to notice that the session was already going on for some time. Just to be sure for next time what is the starting time in BST?
The thirty minutes I was able to join were great, thank you! Unfortunately, the link below does not work for me.
Thank you all for joining our session today.
You can find a free pdf copy of my Researching and Writing book here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://repository.essex.ac.uk/33915/1/BONCORI_Researching%20and%20Writing%20Differently_SECURED.pdf
In the book, I explore all the themes and issues discussed today in more depth.
Thank you. I found the recording incredibly stimulating in terms of content and in regard to the ideas generated as a result in terms of my own areas of interest and writing.
Thank you @Iliaria for the session (I had to watch the recording as was unable to access the link live) - I am looking forward to your forthcoming special issue on embodied writing, and thank you for sharing the link to your book. I started 'writing differently' because I really disliked the so-called 'objective voice' - it felt flat and reductive. I found autoethnography accidently, and have found this a useful tool for rigorous reflection as a researcher, and have since started writing ethno-fiction (I was particularly excited to see you are currently reading Doing Academic Careers Differently - I have a short 'cameo' piece in there!). I come from an Art History background, so aesthetics are something I am playing with in my writing, too, and am particularly excited by Helen Kara & colleagues work on the Journal for Creative Research Methods, which I think is really helping to 'open up space' for doing writing and research differently :)
Reflective thoughts on the first session
I wrote and shared how I write and what I am writing at the moment in the chat of the session. In my piece I spoke about wanting to give the participants in my research a voice. When mulling over the experience, I thought that there are two things I am now uncomfortable about in the statements I made. The first is, that I do not like the word "participants" and will have to find something that affords them dignity and treats them as individuals. The second thing concerns the statement "giving them a voice"; instead, I now think I should be listening to their voices because of course, they have a voice - they may choose not to use it. More listening and observation on my part, I think.
I also realised that, although I sometimes yearn to have my career over again or to restart it (I was late to academia), I am fortunate in that I have very little to lose at this stage of my life and career. What better way than to spend it engaging in meaningful writing that might, just might, make a difference!
Although I have been engaged in the R and WD movement peripherally for a year or so now, I feel both encouraged and empowered through participating on this programme.
I also find the phrase "giving them a voice", quite unhelpful, both methodological and epistemologically. Behind the pretence of participatory research, it position the researchers again in a dominant, "directorial" position. In terms of writing, it would be interesting to unpack how the idea of "giving them a voice" translates in the writing of a lot of research out there.
I was wondering about the time as I dialled in at 4pm BST and waited 15min but nothing happened so I thought I miscalculated the time (I am in Germany) so I then dialled in again at 5pm only to notice that the session was already going on for some time. Just to be sure for next time what is the starting time in BST?
The thirty minutes I was able to join were great, thank you! Unfortunately, the link below does not work for me.
Thank you - looking forward to the next sessions!
Hi, the sessions are at 4pm GMT, as our location is London, UK. I hope you can catch up with the recording, now uploaded
It was a great session and it brought to the fore, issues in research writing that are rarely talked about.