Sample Syllabus of Meetings - THIS WILL CHANGE. We will formulate dates together. Please see updated version each week on class folder. |
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Dy |
Agenda for the day |
To read/study in preparation |
Written work to submit via dropbox |
Special |
Ongoing |
Two bibliographic summaries with full source citations - weekly |
Research diary entry - daily |
1a |
8 |
28 |
Introduction to the course: rationale, structure, assignments, goals. Assign thesis review topics. |
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Locate your past university-level research papers in art history and begin to read them. |
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What was your most exhilarating research experience to date. Why? |
1b |
8 |
30 |
What is a senior thesis? How do I go about developing a topic? Discuss Bolker. |
Bolker Intro and Chs. 1-4 |
Written pro memoria: Bolker Chs. 1-4 (100-150 words/chapter) |
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What is the most thrilling, fascinating art-historical article or book you have ever read? |
2a |
9 |
4 |
What is a senior thesis? How do I go about developing a topic? Discuss Eco |
Eco, Chs. 1-2 |
Written pro memoria: Eco Chs. 1-2 (100-150 words/chapter). Contact JCU professors (potential thesis advisors) for consultation on possible thesis topics |
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What is your favorite work of art? What would you most like to know about it that you don't? |
2b |
9 |
6 |
Past JCU Theses - topics, genres, parameters |
Short presentations to the class (5 minutes) on past JCU theses |
JCU past theses - short written summary of your findings (150-300 words) |
Two summaries due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
3a |
9 |
11 |
Researching & writing your thesis. Discuss Bolker. |
Bolker, Chs. 5-7 |
Written pro memoria: Bolker Chs. 5-7 (100-150 words/chapter)By this date, meet with JCU professors you contacted |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
3b |
9 |
13 |
Researching & writing your thesis. Discuss Eco. |
Eco, Ch. 4 |
Written pro memoria of Eco, Ch. 4 (100-150 words/chapter) |
Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
4a |
9 |
18 |
Analysis of Your Past Research Papers - strengths, ideas, things to improve |
Reports on your past JCU research papers |
Written summary (150-300 words) of your findings on your past research papers |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
4b |
9 |
20 |
Progress reports on thesis topic development, with Powerpoint: pictures, questions; possibly: titles, secret subtitles, and table of contents; Eco Ch. 3 |
5-10 minute reports: ideas to date for thesis topic: work of art, guiding questions, bibliography, advice from professors |
Brief written summary of your report |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
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9 |
22 |
UNIVERSITY MAKE-UP DAY - We will not hold class this day to compensate for future Friday library visits. |
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5a |
9 |
25 |
Remainder of Bolker and Eco, Ch. 3; Roman research libraries & related digital resources |
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Preliminary thesis proposal due |
Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
5b |
9 |
27 |
Library lesson with Eleonora Moccia |
Read: http://www.elsevier.com/reviewers/what-is-peer-review . Scan Elsevier Peer Reivew Study (in class folder). |
Pro memoria of library lesson |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
6a/b |
9 |
28 |
Friday exercise in BIASA: 10:00-12:30 (to be confirmed): Using card catalogs: why on-line searching is not enough |
Exercise: compile a short bibliography of sources (5 minimum) related to your topic from before 1989 using the BIASA card catalog. Deposit to dropbox. |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
7a |
10 |
2 |
Footnotes 1 |
Exercise: analyze the kinds and functions of footnotes in selected articles from Art Bulletin, etc., distributed by the professor. |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
7b |
10 |
4 |
Footnotes 2 |
Re-footnote your favorite past research paper: star the places you would not put a footnote, and explain which kind. |
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Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
8a |
10 |
9 |
Footnotes 3 |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
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10 |
11 |
No class meeting - compensation for library visits |
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Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
8b |
10 |
16 |
Foundation portfolio and final presentations |
Prelminary prospectuses - Prepare a brief summary (Powerpoint) of where you stand. What work(s) will you concentrate on? What are the main questions(s) you hope to answer about them? What the the main sceondary (scholarly) sources about the topic? |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
9a |
10 |
18 |
Library lesson with Eleonora Moccia |
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Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
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9b |
10 |
23 |
Inspiration (Lehrer), perspiration (Gladwell); book reviews as a resource; revise date for library visits; update on guest speakers |
Read and summarize (1-2 sentences): J. Lehrer, "The Eureka Hunt," The New Yorker, 84 (2008), pp. 40-45 (in class folder); M. Gladwell, Outliers (selections in class folder). Read and summarize each briefly: Come prepared also with 1-2 questions on each reading to stimulate discussion. |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
10a |
10 |
25 |
Literature reviews - What makes a good lit review? |
Read opening pages of the articles in "Lit Review Examples" in our shared dropbox folder. Where is the lit review in each article? What kinds of sources does the authos consider? How is the lit review interwoven with and adapted to the author's research questions? How is it used to provide a platform for the author's own consideration of those questions? |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
10b |
10 |
30 |
Norwegian Instituto of Rome - visit and orientation to the library with the librarian dott.ssa Manuela Michelloni |
Read about the Norwegian Institute (http://www.hf.uio.no/dnir/english/people/) and its library, and try searching for some items for your bibliography on Urbis (http://www.urbis-libnet.org/vufind/) |
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Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
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11 |
6 |
No class meeting - compensation for library visits |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
11a |
11 |
8 |
Abstracts - prelmininary and final |
To prepare, please read the abstracts of the articles from the journal Gesta available online here: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ges/2016/55/1 Click on ‘Abstract’ for each article, and you will see the relevant text. Consider in each case: What information does the abstract give—and in what order? Which abstracts strike you as the most effective? Are there any elements that you would change? Please also read the preiminary abstracts in "CAA 2014 - Sample Preliminary Abstracts" in our class folder. Are there any differences between the final (ex post facto) abstracts in Gesta and those in the CAA catalog? |
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Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
11b |
11 |
13 |
Resources: Book reviews |
Search Jstor for book reviews pertinent to your topic. |
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Two summaries (minimum) due in dropbox |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
12a |
11 |
15 |
Research methods |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
12b-13a |
11 |
17 |
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale 9:15-12:00 - Meet 9:15 at Castro Pretorio metro stop |
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Submit final prospectus in print, signed by first reader. |
Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |
13b |
11 |
20 |
Perfect powerpoints |
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14a |
11 |
22 |
TBA |
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14b |
11 |
27 |
Library walk: Biblioteca Angelica, ISIME (to be confirmed) |
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FIN-AL EX-AMS |
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Final presentations |
FINAL PORTFOLIOS DUE last day of final exam week |
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Thoughts / ideas from this week's bibliographic sources |