Yes, yes, yes. Too much literatures is a Real Thing. Of course you have to write with, from and about literatures. You need to situate your work in a specific field, showing what texts you are drawing on and what you will contribute to the field. In other words, you use literatures as the building […] … learn more→

Energy saving mode. Not the same as being asleep. Still ticking along but not doing a great deal. Ready to wake up if called upon. Computers have energy saving mode. So do new cars. So why not us? How handy it would be to have energy saving mode when you’re doing one of those academic […] … learn more→

Working with literatures? One of the things you’re advised to do by people like me is to identify debates and discussions. That’s because you are very likely to want to contribute to a discussion. And to do this you will probably need to position yourself in relation to different lines of thinking. So you may […] … learn more→

If you have just started your doctorate, then your supervisor has no doubt asked you to read, and read a lot. By now, you probably have quite a few texts entered in your bibliographic software. You can start to write about these already. You don’t have to wait until you are asked. #AcWriMo2020, held every year […] … learn more→

Advice on literature reviews pretty well always say something like – the literature review should say what’s already been said about your topic – or – you need to bring together the particular literatures that your study is going to use. I say this kind of thing myself. But the trouble with this advice is that it ignores/overlooks/downplays […] … learn more→