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From: Uli Beisel [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Mon 9/8/2008 17:17
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Subject: Fwd: Flows, Doings, Edges II - a postgrad workshop, 3rd October, Open University
Dear all,
we are happy to announce a one day postgraduate workshop *Flows, Doings,
Edges II- anatomies of a relational research process*. Speakers will
include John Law, Steve Hinchliffe, Nick Bingham, Beth Greenhough and Jamie
Lorimer.
When? 3rd of October 2008, 10.30am-5.30pm
Where? Open University Campus, Milton Keynes
The workshop will be free and we might be able to offer some financial
support for travel costs in exceptional cases. We will be able to accept a
maximum of 20 participants.
Please find more detailed information on the workshop attached and let us
know if you would like to join until *Friday, the 12th of September*. Kindly
attach a short paragraph about your research when applying for
participation.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Lucila Newell, Open University
Michaela Spencer, Lancaster University
Uli Beisel, Open University
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*Flows, Doings, Edges II-
anatomies of a relational research process*
3rd October 2008, Open University, Milton Keynes
'The relation is the smallest unit of analysis' (Haraway 2003:24)
'The world is largely messy.Contemporary social science methods are
hopelessly bad at knowing that mess. Indeed it is that dominant approaches
to method work with some success to repress the very possibility of mess'
(Law 2003:3)
The emergence of relational thinking in the social sciences brings about new
challenges to the way we do research. Relational thinking is an attempt to
move away from determinism and dualism, to understand that things are
effects of relations. Relational thinking understands that 'nothing remains
unaltered in the event of relating' (Hinchliffe 2007: 51) and is concerned
with how things are done in practice. This requires us to rethink the way we
relate to our own research - the way we use and integrate different
theories, its methodological implications, as well as writing and analytical
issues.
In the summer of 2007 around 25 PhD students met in King's College for a
workshop on 'Flows, Doings, Edges - writing a relational PhD'. The present
workshop follows up on this theme, but broadens its scope and inquires into
the anatomies of a relational research process. The aim is to think through
what it means to engage with a messy world in research practice.
We would like to invite you to take part in a one day workshop on how to do
research relationally on the 3rd of October 2008, at the Open University,
Milton Keynes.
*Programme*
*When?* 3rd of October, 10.30am - 5.30pm
*Where?* Open University Campus, Milton Keynes
We are happy that John Law, Steve Hinchliffe, Nick Bingham, Beth Greenhough
and Jamie Lorimer have agreed to join us for the day. We will have the
opportunity to discuss conducting research in a relational mode with our
invited speakers. The day is meant as a resource for postgrads, so please
bring your own questions, problems and themes you would like to see
discussed! We hope a lively discussion will evolve around issues concerning
the whole cycle of research, such as:
- The poetics of research (or how to frame your research)
- How to make a mess with Method (or methods relationally)
- Theory
- The Physical (or Materialities and research)
- Human/Nonhuman/Other-than-human
- Multiplicity and difference
- Writing things down (or how to commit)
The day will be sparked off with a presentation by Dr. Jamie Lorimer. After
this we will have a PG only space, where PGs discuss their interests and
questions and prepare themes for further discussion. The afternoon will be
dedicated to general discussions, for which we will be joined by John Law,
Steve Hinchliffe, Nick Bingham, Beth Greenhough and Jamie Lorimer.
All participants are expected to read John Law (2003): Making a Mess with
Method. Available at:
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/papers/Law-Making-a-Mess-with-Method.pdf
and to bring ideas, questions, problems etc. with them for discussion.
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