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'''Becker and the uses/misuses of prior work''' | |||
* Becker book chapter discussion | * Becker book chapter discussion | ||
:: What fears motivate being terrorized by The Literature? How reasonable/salient are they for you? | :: What fears motivate being terrorized by The Literature? How reasonable/salient are they for you? | ||
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:: Where and how does Becker situate this study in relation to prior work? | :: 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? | :: What shortcomings of this paper does Becker identify/regret in the book chapter? | ||
'''Contemporary example''' | |||
* Shaw & Hargittai paper discussion | * Shaw & Hargittai paper discussion | ||
:: How would you characterize the ''genre'' (along the lines of Zuckerman's collection) of this paper? | :: How would you characterize the ''genre'' (along the lines of Zuckerman's collection) of this paper? | ||
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:: How does the paper use prior work to motivate/justify its own approach? | :: 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 convincing do you find the use of prior work to be here? | ||
* Peer feedback discussion | * 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 | ::: Prior studies leading the narrative | ||
::: Lack of focus/precision | ::: Lack of focus/precision | ||
* Prep for week 5 | * Discuss in pairs/threes! | ||
'''Prep for week 5''' | |||
:: Return to original peer pairings from week 2 | :: Return to original peer pairings from week 2 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:09, 22 April 2019
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
