Critical NAIS Capstone Course

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This seminar serves as the capstone course for the Critical NAIS concentration, providing seniors the opportunity to share their research; reflect on what the field of NAIS is (and is) becoming; and consider how their work relates to the field as a whole. This seminar is not intended to develop a monolithic understanding of the field, but to explore the range of problems, methodologies, trajectories of inquiry and political aims across different kinds of NAIS scholarship. To gain a specific sense of these various approaches, we focus on scholarship-in-progress, building the syllabus based on areas of interest and expertise, finalized in a capstone project, practicum, internship or thesis. As the culmination of the concentration, the capstone may take the form of a research paper, project, and/or engaged experience or internship accompanied by a write up (thesis, report, digital product)