Editing Practice of scholarship (Spring 2019)/week 4 session plan


'''Becker and the uses/misuses of prior work'''
* Becker book chapter discussion
:: What fears motivate being terrorized by The Literature? How reasonable/salient are they for you?
:: What are (in)effective uses of prior literature according to Becker?
:: Explain the extended table metaphor. 
:: How can prior literature deform an argument?
:: Becker talks about incommensurability towards the end of the chapter. What is it? Why does it matter?
* Becker marijuana paper discussion
:: Where and how does Becker situate this study in relation to prior work?
:: What shortcomings of this paper does Becker identify/regret in the book chapter?
'''Contemporary example'''
* Shaw & Hargittai paper discussion
:: How would you characterize the ''genre'' (along the lines of Zuckerman's collection) of this paper?
:: What are the key prior areas of work that this paper deals with?
:: How does the paper use prior work to motivate/justify its own approach?
:: How convincing do you find the use of prior work to be here?
* How to relate these examples/ideas to your own work?
'''Mid-quarter evaluation discussion'''
::Aaron will summarize the feedback/findings and we will discuss briefly
'''Peer feedback discussion'''
* Two tropes of prior work feedback
::: Prior studies leading the narrative
::: Lack of focus/precision
* Discuss in pairs/threes!
'''Prep for week 5'''
:: Return to original peer pairings from week 2