ANTHRO 3626 - Research Design/Proposal Writing

Prof. Malavika Reddy
W 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM

This course is part seminar, part practicum. Its purpose is to help students conceptualize and design a research project, to craft effective research and grant proposals, and to prepare for ethnographic and archival work. The first and longest part of the course will focus on formulating a researchable project, in all its various elements; how to write a statement of problem, to frame arguments/theses, to situate work in the appropriate anthropological literature/s, to develop a methodological approach, and techniques, commensurate with the objectives and claims of the study, and to make a case for its significance and contribution to the discipline. To the extent time permits, the class will also pursue a secondary objective: imparting professional skills, primarily in the area of writing and publishing, but also in oral presentation, that will be useful to students throughout their professional lives.

Course Notes:

By permission only. The class is open to third year social anthropology students who have done most of the background reading for their PhD dissertation research and are actively working on a formal research proposal, of which they have a draft in hand.

Course Requirements:

Course open to Graduate Students Only (Undergraduates can submit a request to enroll)