Literature Reviews: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation

Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars. In the introduction to a research article or thesis chapter, for example, writers review relevant research in order to establish a research gap or problem that the current study addresses. But what counts as relevant literature? As a way to answer this question, the facilitator invites researchers to consider the literature review as a scholarly conversation or research story. What story are you telling, why, and for whom? Participants will write or revise a draft section of a literature review during dedicated writing time.

Facilitator: Dr. Patty Kelly, Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication

Location: IKBLC, Level 3, Dodson Room and on Zoom. Registrants receive the Zoom link 1 day prior to the workshop.

In-Person Perk: Following the workshop, participants have the opportunity for a brief one-on-one writing consultation with Dr. Patty Kelly or Dr. Xuan Zhang.