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What does ” connect your work to an ongoing conversation” mean?

What does ” connect your work to an ongoing conversation” mean?

We often hear that writing about your research is, or ought to be, joining a conversation. Other people have discussed your topic before and your writing needs to connect with that conversation. And “the conversation” actually means the published literature. Why? But why? Well, connecting your research with other writings in the field means that […]…