Academic skills workshop: Entering the academic conversation as a Literature student
When:
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Venue:
Online
This workshop is for Birkbeck students. Book your place in My Birkbeck / Events and Workshops (not sure how to do that? Watch this short video guide!). If you use the link above to book, please use your Birkbeck student email address to sign up - thanks!
- Are you a Literature student?
- Do you find it hard to comment on and evaluate literary texts and sources because you ‘don’t really know what to say’?
- Do you feel that literary critics and scholars have ‘said it all’ and you ‘don’t know what to add’?
- Are you unsure about how to show your ‘voice’ when commenting on literary sources?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you may find this workshop helpful. In this session, we will explore what it means to enter the conversation in our academic writing. We will consider different approaches to adding our unique perspective to our analyses of literary texts; for instance, through considering conflict, tensions, and key themes. We will reflect on the issue of ‘voice’ in academic writing and ways to demonstrate this. You will leave with a better understanding of how to confidently take your place in the academic conversation.
Contact name:
Joy Igiebor