Graduate Research Seminar 2013/2014

22-1-14

A Guide to Essay Writing

Thesis Guidelines

FIRST WEEK OF ALL DAY SEMINARS MAKE A LINK TO YOUR THESIS DRAFTS AND YOUR NOTES HERE
Michaela---> clarify my position and formulate better the questions I want to address.
upcoming: work on the abstract/ intro/ Bibliography
Niek
Menno Annotate several key texts about psychogeography
Yoana TO DO ---> write annotations of the texts that contextualise my project, make the skeleton of my thesis
Roel
Nicole ---> sort mindmap/ formulate keyquestion, abstract and intro/ think about structure (praxis//theory)
Marlon
nan--Matching the theories to my works and experiments and compare it.
LARS

1: THE MOST USEFUL RESOURCE YOU HAVE IS THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR, your notes and essays you wrote last year, the essay on method you did at the end of the third trimester, the various drafts for your proposal and the proposal itself, provide you with a starting point for your thesis. The thesis needs to be a reflection of your practice so it will emerge from the written work you have done already. Therefore, for this seminar please come prepared and gather together all the written work you did last year. Also bring along the research material you have been using, books, articles, pdfs &c. If you have a large bibliography bring along the texts / books you consider most importent.

2: The seminar will be a full day every two weeks.

3: It begins at 10:00 so please be punctual and send apologies if you cannot make it.

4: Each session will begin with each of you giving a progress report and we will commit to achievable aims to be met on that day (for example: to read and take notes on a particular text; or to write an abstract or outline &c.).

5: We will review progress at the end of the session, and again, set realistic goals for work to be undertaken in the meantime.

6: The seminar will comprise individual work, group work and tutorials with me.

Thesis outline

name

title

abstract = 250 words

intro = 500 words

[existing material: proposal and essay on practice, notes from methods class - texts that relate to your work]

chapter 1

Project description and aims = 250 words

[existing material: proposal and essay on practice]

Past work and contextualisation = 1000 [existing material: 'what, how and why' texts; notes from methods class - texts that relate to your work.]

chapter 2

Continuation of past work and contextualisation: 1000 [existing material: 'what, how and why' texts; notes from methods class - texts that relate to your work.]

chapter 3:

genesis of current project = 1000 [existing material: proposal and essay on practice]

chapter 4

current project and contextualisation = 2000 [existing material: proposal and notes for proposal]

chapter 5

exhibition = 1000 words

Conclusion = 500 words

Word count 7500 words

see also

30-11-13

FINAL VERSION OF PROJECT PROPOSAL HERE

27-20-11-12

Earlier Drafts

Niek Hilkmann, Marlon Harder, Nicole Hametner, Michaela, Nan, yoana, LASSE, Menno, Roel

18-9-13

proposal draft guide

1) Very rough draft: See guidelines - use your own texts from last year! The essay on method in particular.

2) Identify research material & research strands (use your own texts from last year! The essay on method in particular. Texts by others, films, artworks, artists &c)

Project Proposal Outline

Three stages to proposal

Very rough drafts here please:

25-9-13

Niek Hilkmann, Marlon Harder, Nicole Hametner, Michaela, Nan, yoana, LASSE, Menno,

Upload latest version of very rough draft proposal above

next week:

bring your 3 key texts

bring a work that you find inspiring (art work, video, wbsite)

worklog = what are you working on today?

2-10-13

Steve will lead the following groups at the following times

14:00- 15:30

Marlon Harder

Yoana Buzova

Nicole Hametner

15:30 - 17:00

Nan Wang

Niek Hilkmann

Menno Harder

8-10-13 :

Group with Steve

14:00- 15:30: Mathijs, Roel, Lasse & Michaela

15:30 - 17:00 review of all drafts