Engaging in Public Scholarship and Research Knowledge Mobilization

Public scholarship—sharing research with audiences outside of academic settings—has become increasingly necessary to counter the rise of misinformation, fill gaps from cuts to traditional media, and increase the reach of important scholarship. Engaging in these efforts often comes with the risk of harassment and threats—especially for women, people of color, LGBTQ+ communities, and precariously employed workers. This workshop, based on Ketchum’s book Engage in Public Scholarship provides constructive guidance on how to translate research into inclusive public outreach while ensuring that such efforts are safer and more accessible. The workshop will discuss practices and planning for a range of activities from in-person and online events, to publishing and working with the media, social media activity, blogging, podcasting, cartoons, and more! By the end of the workshop, participants will leave the workshop with an action plan to pursue their own public scholarship and research knowledge mobilization efforts.

More details are accesible here.

Organized by Associate Professor Dr. Alex Ketchum of the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at McGill University, Canada.

Workshop coordinated by Dr. Stacey Copeland, ICOG with funding by RMeS and ICOG.