{"id":47733,"date":"2019-04-30T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=47733"},"modified":"2019-04-30T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:38:00","slug":"beware-the-couch-reflections-on-academic-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/beware-the-couch-reflections-on-academic-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware the couch! Reflections on academic reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47734\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/readingoncouch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/readingoncouch.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/readingoncouch-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I\u2019ve learned a few things about reading journal articles. One of the most important things that I\u2019ve discovered is that spending time thinking about how and why I read, and practicing ways to become a better reader, is time well spent.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the ability to critically read journal articles\u2014and lots of them, just think literature review\u2014is foundational to quality scholarship.Through this reading we gain rich and incisive understandings of peer-reviewed theories, methodologies, findings, and debates in our fields.\u00a0 Ideally, we then\u00a0<em>use<\/em>this knowledge to advance our scholarship and contribution.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of reading, however, is far from easy.\u00a0Hence the reflection and practice, which I\u2019ve distilled into a set of short \u2018how to\u2019 videos. In these clips I showhow<em>I\u00a0<\/em>read and offer strategies and tips from a researcher\u2019s perspective. Here\u2019s the introduction video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PGlOT12GwaY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A lot of us struggle at times with the\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\">sheer volume of journal-article reading required to get \u2018across\u2019 a field or topic and then to stay on top of developments. This is particularly tough when you are starting your research degree especially if you are one of the growing number of students who has moved into a new discipline or field in your postgrad study.\u00a0 We might also struggle to make sense of dense text and unfamiliar terminology, or to make the most of limited time for reading.\u00a0 On top of this, the research thesis journey provides many opportunities to feel overwhelmed, if not inadequate, in the<\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\">face of the towering stack (or big folder) of articles you have indeed managed to read, let alone have yet to read.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\">Here is where\u00a0<i>practical strategies\u00a0<\/i>have their place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, what is this\u00a0<em>critical reading\u00a0<\/em>and how best to do it?<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">I would say let\u2019s start with: \u2018where to do it?\u2019\u00a0Academic reading is highly active, requiring energy and\u00a0<i>disciplined creativity<\/i>. Such activity is not usually associated with, and is often much more difficult to do, lying on the couch or reclining in the garden\u2014the very places where I did a bit too much of my reading as a doctoral student. And then there is the question of\u00a0<i>print versus screen reading.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">I would also warn against the easy fiction that we are being active readers, when in fact we are merely deferring the hard work till some later time. Here the highlighter springs to mind. Often, we are just colouring lines of text (soo satisfying!) without any real thought about why and how these chosen words are useful or meet our purposes.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">In my experience, it\u2019s very important to be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xMb2KIhY7yo&amp;index=8&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5\">\u00a0<i>Reading with Purpose<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(click through for video link).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">You are also part of a community of readers, and it\u2019s good to know what other students are doing. Click through the links to see videos of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PTFBKG4iD9I&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=11&amp;t=0s\">Denise<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jTkacerLKD0&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=10&amp;t=0s\">Jacquie<\/a>\u00a0reflect on their experiences and\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-AU\">learning process including the \u2018strangeness\u2019 of unfamiliar genres\u00a0and,\u00a0spoiler alert!, candid confessions of not liking reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">It is important to keep in mind that reading journal articles is\u00a0<i>work.\u00a0<\/i>Indeed it can be\u00a0<i>hard work<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\">; though I find it difficult to convince family members and friends of this. There is also the odd fact that I often don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve got much done when I\u2019ve been \u2018just\u2019 reading. For me, the solution has been to read and write at the same time.\u00a0For advice on this, see my video\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ovZSQunINUI&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=12&amp;t=0s\">Reading as Part of Your Writing Practice<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Journal reading has an even less-acknowledged emotional dimension. Some journal articles fill me with excitement and offer inspiration. Some make me grumpy if not outright angry and others are deeply confusing. \u00a0Some fill me with admiration and sometimes this makes me feel as though \u2018I\u2019m not smart enough for this!\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>And then there are also the emotions that we bring to the text: sometimes anxiety, sometimes boredom, sometimes excitement.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to acknowledge these emotions as part of the reading process. To my mind reading is a conversation between you and the text; between texts and other texts including yours. Thus, you not only listen to the text but also ask questions, and have something to say yourself, as in all good conversations. There\u2019s a clip for this too<em>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d81y8uc4CkQ&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=13&amp;t=0s\">\u00a0Reading as Dialogue.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>To keep this sense of dialogue and purpose at the heart of your reading:\u00a0 you might try writing a map of the intended conversation before you start reading.\u00a0 I have done this myself, for example, before setting out to read Aileen Moreton-Robinson\u2019s beautiful and complex work on whiteness and sovereignty (Moreton-Robinson, A 2006 \u2018Towards a new research agenda: Foucault, Whiteness and Indigenous sovereignty\u2019\u00a0<em>Journal of Sociology<\/em>42(4): 383-395). You\u2019ll see that I have tried to articulate the exact purpose of my reading and to bring some clear questions to the text<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47735\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notesforphd-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notesforphd-copy.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notesforphd-copy-225x250.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I plan to continue to develop and refine these videos\u2014so your feedback is most welcome. \u00a0I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below [or email me at <a href=\"mailto:robyn.mayes@qut.edu.au\">robyn.mayes@qut.edu.au<\/a>].\u00a0Who knows maybe you\u2019ll start some conversations about scholarly reading practice: what we do and why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>Full list of videos by Robin Mayes on reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PGlOT12GwaY&amp;index=2&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;t=0s\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Introduction to Critical Reading<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JiFuJK5tQ_o&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=2\">Reading with Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CFQ6hEAoGvo&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=3\">The Reading Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9WyLHYuXf0k&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=4\">Anatomy of a Journal Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p4zm-0Y9so4&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=5\">Reading as Dialogue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dcrVvRSnWC8&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=6\">Print or Screen Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xEyVMysCp1k&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=7\">Reading Critically<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xMb2KIhY7yo&amp;index=8&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5\">Practical Strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jTkacerLKD0&amp;index=9&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5\">A Student\u2019s perspective: Jacquie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PTFBKG4iD9I&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=10\">A Student\u2019s perspective: Denise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ovZSQunINUI&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=11\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reading as Part of Your Writing Practice<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d81y8uc4CkQ&amp;t=31s&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=13\">Reading to improve your own writing (part one)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ma1vlnBlqnA&amp;t=0s&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=14\">Reading to improve\u00a0 your own writing (part two)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sN_4fAE_JPc&amp;t=0s&amp;list=PLbEaFQBOoGwSwOx7OvTdlMritByL9AEM5&amp;index=15\">The cultural politics of Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio: <\/strong>Dr Robyn Mayes is an  Associate Professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, I\u2019ve learned a few things about reading journal articles. 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