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Conference Papers: the Theatrical Version
29 November 07 02:53 PM
Some very good advice on presentations: In short, make your presentations a little more like a play or a film. So, if your next conference paper was a play, film, or tv show, what would it be? Read More...
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Conference Presentations workshop for Arts Postgrads
23 August 07 01:32 PM
Successful presentations at conferences require planning and practice. This workshop – specifically for Arts, Humanities and Social Science postgraduates – will cover topics including defining a topic of suitable scope, conveying your argument clearly Read More...
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Limina Conference: 25 May
02 May 07 04:11 PM
Warning: Gratuitous Hijacking of myresearchspace for advertising purposes. Limina presents a conference titled 'Strange Attractors: Unpredictable Combinations in Historical and Cultural Contexts' on Friday 25 May. It's a one day conference held at the Read More...
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Long Histories
22 February 07 06:17 PM
In my conferencing week, I attended AVSA and ANZAMEMS: from medieval and early modern studies in Adelaide to Victorian studies in Perth. It isn't the world's most obvious cross-over (I've heard of this thing - the eighteenth century - that might sit in Read More...
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Reflections on Chairing: Post Conference Rambling Part One
15 February 07 05:01 PM
From my brief period of conference excess (two in one week), I'm hoping to post reflections on different aspects of the charming, but also strange, bubble-world that is academic conferencing. Today's post is brought to you by the kharma of public transport, Read More...
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Writing Technique: Addressing an Audience
11 January 07 02:45 PM
Writing conference papers is different to writing thesis chapters, or even to writing articles. I do write my conference papers in full: I read from them when I am presenting. In the ideal world, I've written the paper far enough in advance that I have Read More...
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AVSA Conference Abstract
23 November 06 12:32 PM
There is a definite art to writing conference abstracts: fitting the conference theme and its audience, making something sound exciting - and more importantly, plausible - when you might not have really started researching the topic yet, leaving yourself Read More...
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