研究方法
Research Practicum
| 節 | 週三 |
|---|---|
2 09:00–09:50 | 研究方法 F205 3 節連堂 |
3 10:10–11:00 | |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
This course prepares students for writing their MA thesis and other graduate-level papers. What are the current trends in literary and cultural studies? How do literary texts and theories talk to each other? How do we write a paper in the MLA style? And what are some of the common issues graduate students face in the early stage of their academic career? To answer these questions, we will observe the recent issues of a few vibrant journals, discuss some key texts in several evolving or emerging fields, address the dialogue and gaps between literary texts and theories, and have several workshops.
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Three Oral Presentations ---First, report on a journal of the instructor's or your choice. ------What have been the special issues and general topics in the last five to seven years? ------What are the buzzwords? ------Why do they matter? ------How may they relate to your research? ------Who are on the editorial board? ------What are their specialties? ------Are there special requirements for submitting a manuscript? ------Is there any call for papers? ------Take a look at the abstracts of the articles that draw your attention and know more about those authors. What have they published? ------Prepare for a 30-minute presentation. Share your observations with the rest of the class. ---Second, report on your assigned reading(s) among the key texts. ------Prepare 3-5 questions related to our readings and facilitate class discussion. ------Refer to specific page numbers or scenes. ---Third, highlight passages/scenes in your assigned novel/film and moderate class discussion. ------Group passages/scenes into different themes. ------Tell us why you choose those passages/scenes and have the whole class discuss them. Writing Assignments and Final Paper ---Throughout the course, you have to turn in one annotated bibliography, 3 response papers, and a final paper, among other assignments. ---The annotated bibliography should include 3-5 entries related to one literary text or field discussed in this course. ------You may include our readings in your annotated bibliography, but you should have at least two additional entries. ------Each entry consists two parts: summary and critique. ------The expected length for your annotated bibliography is 1200 to 1500 words, double-spaced. ------Remember to include a Works Cited page or present your entries in a style similar to book reviews. ---Your response papers should be separated from your annotated bibliography, and each of them should be 200-500 words, double-spaced. ------You may develop your response papers out of your oral presentations and turn them in on the days of your presentations or after. ------Such assignments mean to have you reflect on your readings; they may be explorative, not conclusive. ------I will comment on them and put P/F (pass/fail). You will have to get three passes. ---Your annotated bibliography and response papers all come down to two critical elements: summary and critique. ------What is the main argument in your reading? ------What is its contribution? ------What limitations do you see? ------In weeks 5-10, please upload your summary and critique of a required reading (1 page, singled-spaced) on our e3 website. We will look at your assignments during and after the presentations. Follow the MLA style when you cite passages and type the Work(s) Cited section. ---You may turn in a final paper you are now writing for another graduate-level course. If you want to turn in a paper you had previously written for another course, there should be significant changes. That is, at least half of the paper is new. It could be a new section or a new text of the same topic.
Attendance and Participation: 15% Oral Presentations: 15% Writing Assignments: 30% (Annotated Bibliography: 20%; Response Papers: 10%) Final Paper (15-20 pages): 40%
- Part I: Recent Trends in Literary and Cultural Studies
- Part II: Recent Key Texts
- Part III: Two Involuntary Male-to-Female (MTF) Narratives
- Part IV: Workshops
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | No Class |
| 第 2 週 | No Class |
| 第 3 週 | Introduction |
| 第 4 週 | Here are some journals you may explore: GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory American Literature Twentieth-Century Literature Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies |
| 第 5 週 | Queer Studies I Elizabeth Freeman, "Introduction," GLQ 13, nos. 2-3 (2007): 159-176. Carolyn Dinshaw, et al., "Theorizing Queer Temporalities: A Roundtable Discussion," GLQ 13, nos. 2-3 (2007): 177-195. David L. Eng, Judith Halberstam, and Jose Esteban Munoz, "Introduction: What's Queer about Queer Studies Now?," Social Text 23, nos. 3-4 (2005): 1-17. |
| 第 6 週 | Queer Studies II Juana Maria Rodriguez, Sexual Futures, Queer Gestures, and Other Latina Longings (New York: New York University Press, 2014), pp. 1-67. |
| 第 7 週 | No Class |
| 第 8 週 | Affect Studies Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, "Queer Performativity: Henry James's The Art of the Novel," GLQ 1, no. 1 (1993): 1-16. Heather Love, Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007), pp. 1-52. |
| 第 9 週 | Transgender Studies Sandy Stone, "The Empire Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto," in The Transgender Studies Reader, edited by Susan Stryker and Stephen Whittle (New York: Routledge, 2006), pp. 221-235. Jacob Hale, "Are Lesbians Women?," in The Transgender Studies Reader, edited by Susan Stryker and Stephen Whittle (New York: Routledge, 2006), pp. 281-299. |
| 第 10 週 | Disability Studies Tobin Siebers, Disability Theory (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008), pp. 96-119. Alison Kafer, Feminist, Queer, Crip (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2013), pp. 1-46. |
| 第 11 週 | Angela Carter, The Passion of the New Eve, pp. 1-80 (or the first seven chapters). |
| 第 12 週 | Angela Carter, The Passion of the New Eve, pp. 81-187 (or the rest). |
| 第 13 週 | Thierry Jonquet, Mygale Pedro Almodovar, The Skin I Live In |
| 第 14 週 | Individual Conferences |
| 第 15 週 | Draft Workshop You need to turn in a 5-page draft 24 hours before class. We will comment on one another's draft in class. |
| 第 16 週 | Career Workshop I ---How could you get along with your advisors and peers? ---What should you do between now and your thesis writing? ---What are the common issues or problems graduate students face in the early stage of their academic career? Annotated Bibliography Due (hard copy, submitted in class; NO LATE PAPER) |
| 第 17 週 | Career Workshop II ---How to Write Your Abstract? ---How to Structure Your Conference Papers? ---Writing Tips ---Please bring an abstract of your current or previous paper to class. We will tease out the conventions of an abstract for a conference paper and discuss the differences between conference papers and seminar papers. |
| 第 18 週 | Final Presentations Present your final paper (or a draft of the paper you are working on) as if you were in a conference. |
MLA Handbook (8th edition) Angela Carter, The Passion of New Eve (New York, Virago, 1982 [1977]) Thierry Jonquet, Mygale (San Francisco: City Lights, 2003 [1984]) Other required readings will be available at the library copy room on the 4th floor.
- 地點
- Office: 人社三館 HC409
- 時間
- Office Hours: W. 14:00-16:00 or by appt.
- 聯絡方式
- chku@nctu.edu.tw Tel: 03-5712121, ext. 58117