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GCSC MC: "Beyond Solitary Genius: Scholarly Writing as a Social Practice"

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Apr 22, 2026 from 02:00 to 06:00 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)

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SR 109 (GCSC)

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***Organized in collaboration with RA2, RA8 and the English Department of the JLU.***

 

Abstract

Writing in the Humanities is typically thought of as a solitary activity, yet it is in many ways inherently social. From showing messy drafts to colleagues to presenting early work at conferences and responding to peer-reviewers’ feedback, practicing scholars rarely do much writing without involving others in the process. Because this form of sociality is not generally recognized as such, however, it is rarely taught to graduate students and other emerging scholars—arguably those who are most in need of support and community as they develop the skills and habits of a professional scholar. In this master class, I hope we can discuss the sociality of scholarly writing in general and, more specifically, the reasons why such sociality ought to be part of graduate writing pedagogy and professional development. To get the conversation going, I ask attendees to read the brief introduction to Writing Together, which I co-edited with Rachael Cayley and Fiona Coll. The discussion will be informal and, I hope, candid and supportive. At least half the master class will be devoted to silent writing—but though we’ll each be working alone on our own documents, we will be writing alone… together—another important form of social writing.

 

//Prof. Dr. Daniel Newman

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SEE ALSO Prof. Newman´s Keynote Lecture HERE.