Duke's Center for Philosophy, Arts, and Literature
Young Scholars Workshop 2011
Writing is Thinking: Writing as a Way of Life in the Academy
This 2-part writing event and workshop was sponsored by the Center for Philosophy, Arts and Literature (PAL), The Thompson Writing Program and the Graduate School at Duke University.
After the event, the Duke Graduate School Newsletter featured a story about the Young Scholars Workshop. Click HERE to read Dr. Toril Moi's lecture. Also note the wonderful comments in the right hand margin from graduate students about the event!
The 2nd Annual PAL Young Scholars Workshop was designed to help graduate students and new PhDs in the humanities and social sciences with the perennial problems of crafting research topics and writing in a sustainable (and pleasurable!) manner. It provided a unique opportunity for young scholars at Duke to develop their craft and to get inspiration for their future life of writing and thinking. Two day-long sessions were held – on Friday January 28th and Friday April 8th in 2011. Each day was be divided into two parts: the morning event, which was free and open to the public; and the afternoon workshop, which was limited to 15 participants (Duke Graduate Students).
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January 28, 2011THE 2nd ANNUAL PAL YOUNG SCHOLARS WORKSHOP PART IOn Friday January 28 from 9:30am to 12:30pm, short presentations were given by Nancy Bauer (Tufts University), Sarah Beckwith (Duke University), Toril Moi (PAL), Kristen Neuschel (Thompson Writing Program), Bernard Rhie (Williams College) and Aaron Sachs (Cornell University), focusing on two key themes: writing as thinking, and writing as a way of life in the academy. The speakers then conducted a workshop in the afternoon with the fifteen Young Scholars Workshop participants. The events occured in Smith Warehouse. See photos from the event HERE. See the March Graduate School Newsletter to read the text of Professor Toril Moi's "Writing as a Way of Life in the Academy" presentation from Part I. |
April 8, 2011THE 2nd ANNUAL PAL YOUNG SCHOLARS WORKSHOP PART IIOn Friday, April 8th from 10am to 12pm Dr. Joan Bolker, author of Writing Your Dissertation in 15 Minutes A Day gave a free lecture open to the public, followed by a workshop and individual conversations with the fifteen workshop participants. Dr. Bolker is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with writers. She has helped hundreds of doctoral students and many academic writers at other stages in their careers. She has taught writing at several colleges, cofounded the Harvard Writing Center and consulted to physicians and scientists writing at the MDAnderson Cancer Center. The events occured in Perkins Library. See photos from the event HERE. To download the handout from Dr. Bolker's lecture, click HERE. |
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