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LT901 Dissertation Plan Workshop

LT901 Dissertation Plan Workshop. Summer dissertation schedule . Dissertation Proposal - submitted for approval by 9 th May (by email to your supervisor) MA conference Dissertation Plan – deadline 30 th May (online submission) Work on dissertation with your supervisor

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LT901 Dissertation Plan Workshop

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  1. LT901 Dissertation Plan Workshop

  2. Summer dissertation schedule Dissertation Proposal - submitted for approval by 9th May (by email to your supervisor) MA conference Dissertation Plan – deadline 30th May (online submission) Work on dissertation with your supervisor Submit final dissertation by 17thSeptember

  3. DISSERTATION PROPOSAL (by 9th May) make sure your topic is not too broad! Limit by period, genre, geographical area • Title (a brief statement • summarizing your topic) • Outline scope of your project (200-300 words) • consider limiting factors • should be comparative (not single text focused) • demonstrate your potential for independent study and scholarship • Formulate a problem to be solved or an argument to be pursued • Research questions • Research context & methods • Brief indicative bibliography

  4. Dissertation Plan (by 30th May) • Title + 200-300 word outline (as in your proposal, or updated version thereof) • Rough Plan of Structure of the Dissertation • Indicative Bibliography (at least 20 entries, 10 of which must be annotated)

  5. Annotated Bibliography • At least 20 entries, 10 of which must be annotated(can include books, journal articles or essays from anthologies) • For annotated entries, provide a few sentences on the item’s argument/coverage, and why it will be useful for your research. • Bibliography should demonstrate that you have mapped the field: a wide range of appropriate sources • Make sure that the bibliography is presented according to a recognized system of academic referencing

  6. Dissertation Structure Introduction State scope, aims / questions, argument, context, methods & chapter outline Body of the Dissertation Divide into chapters, each devoted to analyzing specific themes/ texts; for creative practitioners, each chapter should reflect on stylistic inspirations and your own creative choices & how they contribute to the aims/concepts of the project Conclusion For creative practitioners, self-evaluation; summarize findings and implications for our understanding of the topic

  7. Example: No Escape from Washington Square: An Exploration of Class Consciousness and its Relationship to Sexuality in the Novel By Jessica Muscatt I Want the World to Know (An Excerpt from a Novel) with a plot summary of the novel CRITICAL COMMENTARY Introduction Chapter 1: Henry James and Edith Wharton: Class Consciousness and Contemporary Scandal Literary Precedents Chapter 2: Easy to be Upper Class and Lesbian? An Exploration of Class and Sexuality Chapter 3: The Process of Writing Conclusion

  8. Abstract (optional) Contents page Acknowledgements (optional) Introduction Chapters Conclusion Bibliography

  9. Build in time for each of the following: • Planning • Wide range of reading & thinking through your subject matter • Drafting (chapter by chapter) • Re-writing • Checking references

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