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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
The thesis writing workshop provides an opportunity for anthropology PhD candidates at the writing up stage of their course to give and receive feedback on draft thesis chapters. Each session involves the convening staff member and 5-10 PhD students who meet to discuss a chapter of one of the candidates.
The course is graded on a pass/fail basis. To pass a student must attend a majority of the sessions, read and constructively critique the chapters of other students and present 15,000 words worth of writing. This could be three 5,000 word chapters, two 7,500 word chapters, or any other combination of writing that adds up to this length. Participation
Learning outcomes 5
Written chapters
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The workshop meets every other week for the entire year. Four sessions are missed each year for vacation periods. So the workshop meets 22 times a year. Each session lasts 2 hours. Participation by individual HDR candidates begins when they are back from the field and continues based on their progress and the consent of their Chair. The course is shared with CASS Anth which takes it on Semester 1
When they are not presenting one of their own chapters, students must read and critique the chapter of the student who is presenting. Most chapters are in the 5,000-10,000 word length. Preliminary Reading NA