Graduate Research Project

This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2017-2018 run by Kate Briggs and Mike Sperlinger.

The outcome of the seminar is a Graduate Proposal (1000 words) and Writing Component (8000 words).

The seminar will comprise individual tuition with your writing tutor and occasional group sessions on specific methods (including peer to peer commentary, editing and proofing)

This page will be used to upload information on your Project Proposal and Writing Component (AKA, thesis)

PROJECT PROPOSAL FINAL VERSIONS

File:2017 graduate research proposals Anastasia Shin.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Anne Kolbe.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Collette Rayner.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Sophie Bates.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Sophie Varin.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Timur Akhmetov.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Victor Santamarina.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Alex Iezzi.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals George Nesbitt.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Katharina Cameron.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Larisa David.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Marta Hryniuk.pdf

File:2017 graduate research proposals Nick Thomas.pdf

WRITING COMPONENT - FIRST 2000 WORDS - 11-11-16: Deadline

Writing Component, first 2000 words

GUIDELINES AND KEY DATES

Here is the link to the

Graduate proposal guidelines (a form to get you started)

Course Handbook (proposal guidelines, which give more detail)

and the

WRITING COMPONENT

Writing Component guidelines (from current handbook)

Thesis writing: classic methods

KEY DATES

Here are the key dates for the Writing Component, .

1 September DEADLINE submit summer writing assignment

5 October Graduate Proposal writing workshop: a day-long workshop to share ideas and start drafting your proposal for the work you plan to accomplish this year (both in the studio + writing).

9 October DEADLINE submit proposal draft to your writing tutor

16 October K or M will offer feedback on your proposal

23 October DEADLINE submit final version of proposal to the PZ office

16-17 November first writing supervision meetings + group session 1 Friday pm

21 November group session 2: visit and workshop in PrintRoom 10am-1pm

4 December DEADLINE submit a plan + first 2000 words

11-12 December writing supervision meetings + group session 3 Tuesday pm

8 January DEADLINE 4000 words

22-23 January writing supervision meetings + group session 4 Friday pm

5 February DEADLINE first full draft

15-16 February writing event + tutorials with Maria Fusco

22-23 February writing supervision meetings + group session 5 Friday pm

5 March DEADLINE revised / edited full draft 8000 words

TBC March group session: daylong workshop with Experimental Publishing

15-16 March final writing supervision meetings

26 March proof-reading day!

29 March DEADLINE submit THE FINAL FORMATTED THING to the PZ office One pdf version + 6 printed copies

Writing component supervision 2016-17

with Kate Briggs and Steve Rushton

How the process will work:

1. October 6. Graduate Project Proposal workshop: drafting it in a day.

2. October 13 and 14. Kate and Steve will give feedback on your draft proposals in the form of a tutorial and help you to make a plan of action for your writing projects, working towards the first deadline.

3. October 24, submit your finished Graduate Project Proposal to the PZ office.

4. October 28. 10am-1pm Finding a form: a workshop on writing and form (and writing toward the volume of 8,000 words) for everyone.

5. Following the Graduate Proposal Seminar on November 2 and 3, the supervision of the writing component will get underway.

This will comprise of a one-hour tutorial with your writing tutor once in November, once in December and then at a rhythm of once every two weeks until the final deadline in April. There will also be a group session at the end of each tutorial day. This is a flexible time which we can decide how to use depending on your needs and interests: we could use it for the purposes of a reading group, circulating and reading each other’s texts, working on our bibliographies, working on the unit of the paragraph, the line break etc. We’re of course open to all suggestions.

A tutorial day will typically look like this:

10 am – 4pm: hour-long tutorials with supervisees (with a break for lunch)

4pm – 6pm: group session

We hope that to have an allocated “writing day” once a fortnight will encourage you put dedicated time aside for your writing projects, while at the same time ensuring that it is kept in proportion to the time you give to your studio work.

Please note that participation in the group sessions is optional: some sessions may feel more useful than others. But we see it as a regular moment to share and discuss issues in relation to writing and your research.