From Dreary to Theory: A Workshop on Creative Theorizing
Theory can be seen as scary, boring, or irrelevant. But theorizing can be a creative and incredibly powerful way to generate new questions and push your research practice in new directions. In this one-day workshop, the DCS team will introduce you to theorizing as a practice, share inspiration, and provide opportunities for you to theorize your own materials or topics with constructive feedback.
Instead of merely choosing “correct” theories, the emphasis will be theorizing as a practice of playful experimentation. At a time when our various crises signal a crisis of the imagination (Ghosh 2017), theorizing becomes a key skill for humanities and other scholars wanting to break out of the box and conduct groundbreaking research.
Facilitated by Prof Nic Carah, Dr Luke Munn, and Dr Giang Nguyen-Thu, this symposium will take place on 13 May 2025, 9:00am-5:00pm, at UQ Brisbane City (308 Queen St). The symposium is free and will be catered.
The program will include:
- Instigation session: key ideas and strategies for theorizing
- Inspiration session: lightning talks from DCS researchers
- Application session: interactive theorization on your own research
- Presentation session: short talks from all participants and feedback from the group
PLEASE NOTE: To attend this workshop you will need to be able to commit to the full day program, in person, at the UQ Brisbane City campus. You will also be required to submit a short written memo (1-2 pages) describing your own research, and to read the memos of your fellow participants, in advance of the workshop.
The deadline for expressions of interest is the 25 April, 2025.
