Dissertation Seminar

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Seminar on the methods and procedures of writing the doctoral dissertation in Cinema Studies. The course guides students in preparing their dissertation proposal through in-class debate, written feedback from the instructor, shared readings, and visits from guests with experience in the process. Students will make regular presentations of work-in-progress, to meet the goal of finishing their proposal by the end of the semester in readiness for their upcoming oral exam defending it (usually in late May/early June). The course stresses mutual aid in class discussion. By the end of the semester, you should have settled who is advising your dissertation, and possibly also have identified another member of your dissertation committee (5-person in total).