Research Seminar in Comparative Urban Studies

3 credits · Graduate

In this seminar students will discuss research design, method, writing, and engage with one another’s research and dissertation projects. Two-thirds of each class meeting will be devoted to discussion of students’ work in progress. Each student will present their ongoing projects 3-4 times throughout the semester and receive constructive feedback from the seminar participants. One third of each class meeting is used for professional development workshops on topics of analyzing fieldnotes, engaging literature, publishing journal articles, gender and racial dynamics in academia, job talks and Job market, converting dissertation into a book, using maps, tables, and numbers in presentation, and doing a social science with something to say.