Online writing seminar 14-15 January 2021
PROFRES is very pleased to welcome Lynn P. Nygaard with a two day online workshop on academic writing for doctoral students. The workshop will be an opportunity for the students to reflect on the central challenges of academic writing and publishing, with focus on the students current writing and their PhD thesis. The workshop will take participants systematically through some of the main challenges of academic writing and publishing: audience, core argument and structure, as well as getting words on paper, handling feedback, and picking a journal.
Facilitator: Lynn P. Nygaard (lynn@prio.org)
Lynn P. Nygaard is a Special Adviser on Project Development and Publications at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and has worked with academic writing and publishing for many years. She works with researchers on developing awareness of audience, honing the core argument, and structuring the story.
Intended audience: PhD candidates in the PROFRES research school who want to publish their work in academic books or journals.
Workshop objective: To reflect on the central challenges of academic writing and publishing in the context of a doctoral project.
Course description: The workshop will take participants systematically through some of the main challenges of academic writing and publishing: audience, core argument and structure, as well as picking a journal, handling feedback from peer reviewers, and cultivating good writing habits. Emphasis will be put on the writing and publishing in the context of a doctoral project.
Requirements: Participants can be at any stage of their doctoral work. During the course, they should have with them a working draft of a paper or chapter from their thesis that they can use as a point of departure for the exercises.
Register here by January 4th 2021.
PROGRAM
Thursday January 14th 2021:
09:15-10:00 Introduction: The nature of academic writing and publishing
10:15-11:00 Core argument: Figuring out what you want to say
11:15-12:00 Audience: Tailoring your argument
LUNCH
13:00-13:45 Structure: Telling a good story
14:00-14:45 Finding the right journal and handling peer review
15:00-15:30 Questions and discussion
Friday January 15th 2021:
09:15-10:00 Demonstrating doctorateness: What examiners are looking for
10:15-11:00 Writing the narrative for an article-based thesis
11:15-12:00 Special concerns for those writing a monograph
LUNCH
13:00-13:45 Developing good writing habits
14:00-14:45 Articulating your contribution: writing exercises
15:00-15:30 Questions and discussion