The Stanford Humanities Center will sponsor a Dissertation Writing Group in 2012-13.
This program fosters intensive and supportive exchange across humanistic fields for those in the final stages of dissertation writing. Graduate students from a variety of humanities departments present and discuss their work in a multidisciplinary context. Students whose projects cut across a number of fields may find this forum especially helpful to their scholarship.
Eligibility
Stanford graduate students from humanities departments who have advanced to the chapter-writing phase of the dissertation.
Commitment
Meetings will be held at the Humanities Center from 4 to 6 pm on Thursdays every other week. Eligible students may sign up to participate during one of three quarters (autumn, winter, or spring) and must agree to attend all meetings held during that quarter (5 meetings total). Participation will be limited to a maximum of 10 students per quarter.
Format
Up to two participants will pre-circulate a chapter or portion of a chapter (no more than 35 pages) by Friday of the week preceding each meeting. The group will read these chapters in advance. Each chapter will receive approximately 45 minutes of structured feedback and constructive critique. A short portion of each meeting will be devoted to general concerns of the group.
Guests
Participants may invite advisors, committee members, and other interested parties to read pre-circulated chapters and attend the meeting at which they present.
Facilitation
The Associate Director of the Humanities Center will run the workshop.
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