SHUM 3750 - Humanities Scholars Research Methods

(crosslisted) ANTHR 3950, ASIAN 3375, NES 3750
(CA-AS, ALC-AS)

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment preference given to: accepted students in the Humanities Scholars Program. For more information, visit the Humanities Scholars Program webpage.

D. Ghosh.

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists (scholars of literature, history, theory, art, visual studies, film, anthropology, gender and sexuality studies), who pose big questions about the human condition. By reading and analyzing their scholarship—critiquing them and engaging their ideas—we will craft our own methods and voices. Students will refine their research methods (library research, note taking, organizing material, bibliographies, citation methods, proposals, outlines, etc.) and design their own independent research project. Students enrolled in this seminar will have the opportunity to participate in the Humanities Scholars Program.