Tracing Arguments 2019

Tracing Arguments is a one-day postgraduate researcher-led workshop that aims to provide a peer-review platform for PhD students at all stages of their research.

Following an introduction by a panel of academics offering their insights and approaches to argumentation, workshop participants will work in small groups to discuss one another’s writing, exchange ideas for best practice, and formulate points of constructive criticism in relation to issues of argumentation.

Workshop participants will be expected to produce a piece of writing in advance, as well as commit to reading the work of two or three other postgraduate researchers from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.

This workshop provides an excellent opportunity to improve on writing that is a work-in-progress, in a safe and supportive peer environment.

Speakers include:

Dr Liz Stainforth, Lecturer in Heritage Studies, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

Dr Kerry Bristol, Senior Lecturer, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

Dr Simon Lewandowski, Associate Professor, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

The workshop is aimed at all postgraduate researchers in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies. It is free to attend and lunch is provided.

To book a place, please email one of the members of the organising committee (see below).

The workshop is organised by Arran Rees, John Wright, Hannah Kaspar, Lucy West and Zejun Yao —  all postgraduate researchers in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.

Image: Detail from Circles in a Circle by Vasily Kandinsky, The Philadelphia Museum of Art with thanks for The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950.