Critical Social Inquiry 0314 - Div. III Seminar

This seminar will be organized around CSI students' Division III projects. The primary purpose of the seminar is to provide a supportive and stimulating intellectual community during the Division III process. Many activities will be directed towards students in their final semester of Division III, but students in their first semester are also welcome to participate. Students will present their Division III research and writing in progress several times during the semester and offer serious, thoughtful oral and written feedback on peer's work. We will address general and shared issues of refining research questions, assessing gaps in your findings, developing a writing practice, balancing types of sources, correctly citing sources, incorporating feedback, and meeting deadlines. Students interested in history, international relations, environmental studies, legal studies, food studies, American Studies, and critical race and ethnicity are particularly encouraged to register, though all research interests related to critical social inquiry are welcome.

Independent Work Writing and Research Students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.