Trying to decide which article, book, book-chapter etc. is not an easy task. As Y3 & Y4 students, you are beginning to come to grip with this art.
Here are some things to remind yourself: You will
This workshop is an opportunity for you to ask yourself questions of the material you have found so far.
The rubric is just am example of the sorts of questions you can ask and answer about the resources you plan to use as evidence in your literature review and conference proposal & presentation
Scholars ask this among themselves. It's a perennial question.
They even publish articles about it:
Check for Relevance - Ask Yourself
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2.Possible items look interesting?
3.Choose carefully before download or print
4. As you read & decide whether you will use it, consider::
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Kan, Karita. "Building SoHo in Shenzhen: The territorial politics of gentrification and state making in China." Geoforum 111 (2020): 1-10.. |
Big Question? What's this about? Gentrification as state-building. Territorial politics NOT focused on individuals as entrepreneurs or life-style .
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Relationship to previous research:
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Puts aside (to an extent) the issue of “production” vs. “consumption” and instead focuses on state (government) policies and the “rural-urban” interface Plenty of good and well cited literature in it
Plenty of good and well cited literature cited in it |
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What's going on in this paper? Related to my interests or questions?
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Method: “”The case study focuses on the gentrification processes unfolding in an urban village located in what was formerly the rural village: Empirical data was collected through field visits, interviews and archival research. Fieldwork was carried out in two phases: between 2011 and 2013 and between 2018 and 2019. Theory: “Gentrification beyond the urban North” … “gentrification theory propels researchers to observe the socio-spatial inequalities and contestations that redevelopment produces (López-Morales, 2015).” Social groups : “local officials and planners (n = 10) as well as villagers and members of Dafen’s art community such as painters, art workers, business owners and investors (n = 32). Social dynamic: policies, state & non-state actors Time period: 2011-2019
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Overall Quality |
Seems very academic, published in decent journal Geoforum. Author is a professor at HKPolyU. Very recent - so its lit review section will be very up-to-date; but likely not a lot of “search forwards”. . |
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Rubric for Selection or Inclusion - score
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OK (2) |
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What are the article about? |
Very little relationship to my research topic or question.
Seems almost random, maybe has a couple of key-words that sound related to my question. |
Somewhat related to the research topic or question.
Item selected shows some relationship to the question or topic.
I see a theory or author that my professors have introduced to me before, or that I've read in other works |
Highly related to the research topic or question.
Item selected shows a strong relationship to the question or topic. The material seems to be highly relevant in terms of theory, methodology that relates to my research question.
The author works in this area a lot & I've read other material by them that's been highly relevant.
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Relationship to past research |
Shows little relationship to past scholarship, few citations, or very dated, or very “dodgy” citations |
Shows some relationship to past scholarship; citations look reasonable, perhaps a bit dated |
Shows a strong relationship to past research, places the scholarly question or issue solidly within the existing research, or from a new multi-disciplinary perspective that draws on different disciplines |
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Common threads in references & to my question or topic
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Few if any common thread in terms of research question; method; theory; group or dynamic studied; location; time period, or data set. |
Shows some common thread(s) in terms of research question; method; theory; group or dynamic studied; location; time period, or data set. |
Has common describable threads, or coherence with other articles selected in terms of research question; method; theory; group or dynamic studied; location; time period, or data set. |
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What’s the overall quality |
Too basic or non-academic; citations (if any) are out-dated or dodgy. |
Seems kind of academic (scholarly).
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Seems very academic; addresses the other scholarly literature strongly. Perhaps well cited in the scholarly literature If non-scholarly, could be used to frame public discourse in this area (how are non-scholars talking about this topic) |
