The British Sociological Association

PGR Writing Workshop

A BSA Postgraduate Regional Event

2 April 2025 (10:30-16:30 BST)
Social Sciences Building, Level 12, Room 12.21/25, University of Leeds, UK

About the Event

Want to write for your work to be read? This workshop will be an informal gathering of folk interested in thinking and talking about their writing and the things they read. We will look at writing as communication and craft. How might we make an argument more compelling on the page or screen?

While focusing on academic writing, this workshop considers various types of writing for different purposes and audiences. The workshop structure will follow sections concerned with the philosophy of writing, the place of creativity in academic writing, and the craft of forming a strong argument and improving readability.

What to bring to the workshop:

• A writing instrument.
• A short piece of your own writing.
• A short piece of writing by someone else that you enjoyed or struggled with.
• Imagination.
• Critical sensibility.

Speakers

• Professor S Sayyid
  S Sayyid is Professor of Social Theory & Decolonial Thought at the University of Leeds. He has a wide range of publications and is the founding editor of the interdisciplinary academic journal ReOrient and is also involved with the Radio ReOrient podcasts. Areas of expertise include Decolonial thought; poststructuralist political theory, critical Muslim studies; analysis of Islamophobia and racism; historical and relational macro-sociology.
• Professor Roger Slee
  Professor Roger Slee was appointed Diamond Jubilee Chair in Disability and Inclusion at the University of Leeds in 2021. He is the author of many books and articles and is the Founding Editor of the International Journal of Inclusive Education while also sitting on the Editorial Boards of many other journals. Areas of expertise include Sociology; Disability Studies in Education; Inclusive Education; Education Systems; Curriculum & Pedagogy Studies.

Registration

This event is free to attend but registration is required.  Coffee and lunch will be provided.

Organisation

This PGR writing workshop is organised by Johanna Loock and supported by the British Sociological Association. It is an in-person event at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds.

For further questions and queries, please contact Johanna Loock.