Acts of Writing: Cultural Practices, Knowledge Construction, Authorship
- Keynote Lecture I "Rereading Childhood: Autobiography, Criticism, and Memory"
- Prof. Dr. Timothy C. Baker (University of Aberdeen)
- Keynote Lecture II: "Has this conversation been helpful so far?" – New Alliances and Partnerships in Writing with AI
- Prof. Dr. Katrin Lehnen (University of Giessen)
- Programme Flyer
- Conference Abstract
- When thinking of writing as a practice, one might imagine a lone author with shoulders bent over a desk, frantically looking over messy handwritten notes and typing away on a laptop. What ideas are behind this image, and how do practices of writing actually look like? Writing is not only a literary practice –in the traditional sense– but one linked to various professions and institutions, making it a cultural practice. From drafting laws to journalistic writing, the practice unfolds under very different conditions and in specific environments – collaboratively on Google Docs, alone in a library, or during an interview in a café– all of which shape how and what we write. Similarly, in their handbook on work practices in cultural studies, Ute Frietsch and Jörg Rogge make a compelling case for examining how different discursive and material spaces shape how we as researchers understand, create, and disseminate knowledge, whether that involves taking notes in noisy classrooms or mobile writing sessions on the train.
- Schedule
- Please find the symposium programme here
- Conference Booklet
- Contact
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For questions, please contact
Dr. Isabella Maria Engberg and Dr. Jens Kugele
at acts.of.writing