Prospectus and Dissertation Strategies

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This workshop will prepare you to research and write your dissertation. We will begin by introducing you to the genre of the dissertation prospectus, including its length and standard contents (such as the central research question/s, methodological approach, scholarly implications, chapter breakdown, and short bibliography). The seminar will function as a workshop, providing you with in-depth feedback on drafts of your prospectus. Midway through the workshop each student will have a rough draft of your dissertation prospectus as well as materials that can be used as the basis for grant and fellowship proposals. In later weeks we will develop more general strategies for researching and writing the dissertation.