But how does one know when to work together, and how does one go about writing collaboratively? What opportunities and challenges arise when collaborating on ideas, theory, methodology, analysis, discussion – and on presenting all of this as a text?
Two researchers are invited to reflect on these questions on the basis of their experiences from different projects and constellations:
Professor Anne Danielsen, who among other things has experience from collaboration within the TIME project and RITMO.
Anne will address the differences between co authorship in two common scenarios, that is, teams with clearly defined roles (for example: PhD student = first author, postdoc = second author, supervisor = last author), and teams of equals, where collaborators contribute on a roughly equal basis and the division of labor is less clearly defined. What are good practices and processes to manage authorship and collaboration effectively in each context?
Professor Áine Mangaoang, who among other things has experience from collaboration in the project Prisons of Note.
Áine will offer a short reflection on collaborative writing drawing from recent and not-so-recent examples in her research. These range from a coauthored chapter and audio essay currently in press to her first coauthored journal article written almost a decade ago. She will highlight some of the ethical considerations surrounding collaborative writing, especially in projects involving non-academic coauthors, and reflect on her experiences – and challenges – of co-writing as a postdoc and as a project leader.
The seminar concludes with a brief workshop session in which participants can break into groups and discuss their previous experiences, as well as the possibilities they see for future collaboration and co-writing.