Asian Studies Seminar Series: Christopher Rea 2 In brief Title - Don’t Fill Gaps in the Literature!: How to do Research that is Meaningful to You (and the World) Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Speaker - Professor Christopher Rea (University of British Columbia) Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the seminar By Christopher Rea How many times have you been advised to “narrow down” your research topic? Or to identify a “gap” in the literature, and then fill that gap with your study? This workshop will offer several alternatives to such well-meaning but wrongheaded advice, which tends to belittle the researcher’s agenda and kill their enthusiasm. No one—but no one—wants to be a Gap-Filler. But what’s a better way of explaining why our research matters? Drawing on the new research guide 'Where Research Begins', Christopher Rea will share specific techniques that any researcher—novice or experienced—can use to free themselves (and their collaborators) from the deadening realm of TopicLand, and to develop a research project guided by a problem that matters to them, deeply and personally, and to the world. This workshop is for you if you have ever: Wanted to do meaningful research Felt unqualified or unprepared to do research, or had doubts about a project underway Been interested in a topic or a source but been unsure what to do with it Had many research interests and been unsure which one to choose Experienced difficulty explaining the point of your research Felt like your research topic was imposed by someone else Please bring to the session a pen, some paper, and all of your unanswered questions about research. About the speaker Christopher Rea is Professor of Chinese and former Director of the Centre for Chinese Research at the University of British Columbia. His tenth and most recent book, co-authored with Thomas S. Mullaney, is Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World) (University of Chicago Press, 2022), which has editions published or forthcoming in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Thai. Christopher Rea's staff profile [external site] About the seminar series Each year, Asian Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a seminar on their research, spanning fields as diverse as film and media, literature, religion, society, politics and international relations. How to attend This lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It is open to all. The event will not be live streamed - tickets (bookable via Eventbrite) are for access to the venue. Book your free ticket on Eventbrite Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Relations. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh May 01 2023 14.00 - 16.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Christopher Rea 2 Join us in person for a special hands-on research skills workshop by Christopher Rea (University of British Columbia) on developing and honing a research project. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Christopher Rea 2 In brief Title - Don’t Fill Gaps in the Literature!: How to do Research that is Meaningful to You (and the World) Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Speaker - Professor Christopher Rea (University of British Columbia) Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the seminar By Christopher Rea How many times have you been advised to “narrow down” your research topic? Or to identify a “gap” in the literature, and then fill that gap with your study? This workshop will offer several alternatives to such well-meaning but wrongheaded advice, which tends to belittle the researcher’s agenda and kill their enthusiasm. No one—but no one—wants to be a Gap-Filler. But what’s a better way of explaining why our research matters? Drawing on the new research guide 'Where Research Begins', Christopher Rea will share specific techniques that any researcher—novice or experienced—can use to free themselves (and their collaborators) from the deadening realm of TopicLand, and to develop a research project guided by a problem that matters to them, deeply and personally, and to the world. This workshop is for you if you have ever: Wanted to do meaningful research Felt unqualified or unprepared to do research, or had doubts about a project underway Been interested in a topic or a source but been unsure what to do with it Had many research interests and been unsure which one to choose Experienced difficulty explaining the point of your research Felt like your research topic was imposed by someone else Please bring to the session a pen, some paper, and all of your unanswered questions about research. About the speaker Christopher Rea is Professor of Chinese and former Director of the Centre for Chinese Research at the University of British Columbia. His tenth and most recent book, co-authored with Thomas S. Mullaney, is Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World) (University of Chicago Press, 2022), which has editions published or forthcoming in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Thai. Christopher Rea's staff profile [external site] About the seminar series Each year, Asian Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a seminar on their research, spanning fields as diverse as film and media, literature, religion, society, politics and international relations. How to attend This lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It is open to all. The event will not be live streamed - tickets (bookable via Eventbrite) are for access to the venue. Book your free ticket on Eventbrite Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Relations. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh May 01 2023 14.00 - 16.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Christopher Rea 2 Join us in person for a special hands-on research skills workshop by Christopher Rea (University of British Columbia) on developing and honing a research project. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
May 01 2023 14.00 - 16.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Christopher Rea 2 Join us in person for a special hands-on research skills workshop by Christopher Rea (University of British Columbia) on developing and honing a research project.
