Магистратура
2019/2020
Научно-исследовательский семинар
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Прикладная и междисциплинарная история)
Направление:
46.04.01. История
Кто читает:
Департамент истории
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа гуманитарных наук и искусств
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1-3 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Прогр. обучения:
Прикладная и междисциплинарная история
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
58
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course aims at providing guidance in writing MA dissertations. The Research seminar elaborates on diversity of methodologies of possible usage and strengthens research skills. In the first year, this research seminar teaches students basic aspects of a historian’s craft. The course consists of five modules: 1) History in Practice: Research Skills; 2) Academic Rhetoric; 3) Oral History; 4) Visual Methods in History; 5) Crafting Research and Writing
Learning Objectives
- In the second year, besides presenting original research, students are expected to contribute to discussing peers’ works. Every project presented will undergo internal peer-review. At least two reviewers will be assigned to each student. Effective analysis of historical evidence is a crucial aspect of the historian’s craft, and a major requirement for satisfying gatekeepers within the discipline. Therefore, an MA dissertation should demonstrate a student’s ability to critically engage with sources.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to make management decisions and ready to take responsibility for them
- Able to work with information: identify, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources for scientific and professional purposes (including with a systematic approach)
- Is able to create and edit scientific and popular texts, to present complex historical information in a publicly accessible form
- Is able to perform interdisciplinary interaction and cooperation with representatives of other fields of knowledge while solving research and applied tasks
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Sessions on Chapter 1
- Sessions on Chapter 2
- Presentations of first versions of MA Thesis
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (3 module)0.1 * Class engagement + 0.5 * MA chapters + 0.4 * review
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Rafoth, B. (2015). Multilingual writers and writing centers. United States, North America: Colorado State University. Libraries. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.82F6891C
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- ARMITAGE, D., & GULDI, J. (2015). AHR Exchange: The History Manifesto: A Reply to Deborah Cohen and Peter Mandler. American Historical Review, 120(2), 543–554. https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/120.2.543
- Carretero, M., Berger, S., & Grever, M. (2017). Palgrave Handbook of Research in Historical Culture and Education. [London]: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1357585
- DeBlasio, D. M. (2009). Catching Stories : A Practical Guide to Oral History. Athens, Ohio: Swallow Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=818131