Staying on Track: Writing Our Way Through a Global Pandemic

Authors

Abstract

Abstract: It is commonplace for the literature to highlight writing groups that focus on increasing academic productivity. Matters of aesthetic and more pleasurable aspects of writing along with the fulfilment of belongingness that a writing group can provide, particularly in a virtual environment are rare. In this article, we examine the productive and connective pleasure of an online academic writing community, how it kept the community coming together amid a global pandemic, why it located and mobilised the community as academic writers, and how the community engaged and travelled with each other to create a sense of belonging.

Author Biographies

Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Sharon Friesen
Werklund School of Education, Professor
University of Calgary
Email: sfriesen@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-2363

Barbara Brown, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Barbara Brown
Werklund School of Education, Associate Professor and Associate Dean Teaching and Learning
University of Calgary
Email: babrown@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-4157

Nadia Delanoy, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Nadia Delanoy
Werklund School of Education, Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
University of Calgary
Email: nadia.delanoy@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-9016

Roswita Dressler, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Roswita Dressler
Werklund School of Education, Associate Professor and Associate Dean International
University of Calgary
Email: rahdress@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-6446

Krista Francis, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Krista Francis
Werklund School of Education, Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Email: kfrancis@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8268-405

J. Enrique Hernández-Zavaleta, University of Florida

Author and Affiliation
Dr. J. Enrique Hernández-Zavaleta
College of Education, Postdoctoral Associate
University of Florida
Email: hernandez.je@ufl.edu
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2937-1932

Michele Jacobsen, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Michele Jacobsen
Werklund School of Education, Professor
University of Calgary
Email: dmjacobs@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0639-76

Jennifer Markides

Dr. Jennifer Markides
Werklund School of Education & Faculty of Social Work, Assistant Professor and SSHRC TII CRC in Indigenous Youth Wellbeing and Education
University of Calgary
Email: jmmarkid@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6783-0880

Ronna Mosher, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Ronna Mosher
Werklund School of Education, Assistant Professor and Director Professional Programs
University of Calgary
Email: rhmosher@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-1386

Sylvie Roy, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Sylvie Roy
Werklund School of Education, Professor
University of Calgary
Email: syroy@ucalgary.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-5898

Christy Thomas, University of Calgary

Author and Affiliation
Dr. Christy Thomas
School of Education, Assistant Professor
Ambrose University
Email: christy.thomas@ambrose.edu
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6963-2298

Published

2023-09-04