Workshop 2: Situating your research as a contribution to a field

Due: Revised reading list, 5 of 25 annotations, to be uploaded in the BOX-folder before the course

In-class discussions and exercises will answer two fundamental questions: What is a research question (RQ)? What is a literature review? Exercises include close readings of example RQs and lit reviews to better understand the genre of these forms of academic writing, to apply to your own projects. We will practice revising (e.g., narrowing the scope of) your reading list and RQs to help you write a literature review that is based on your contribution to a field (or related fields).

Zoom-link will follow

Major assignments to be done over Christmas:

• Finishing your annotated bibliography

• Read one PhD Thesis

• Read article “Integrative literature reviews” and “The Georgian Interior”. Produce a map of the field of enquiry relating to your PhD project.