Introduction to the Seminar and discussion of Comparative Studies as an area of research

18 Setembro 2019, 15:00 • Marta Pacheco Pinto

Students' self-presentation and introduction to the Seminar, its objectives, syllabus, schedule, and evaluation criteria.

Assessment includes active participation and in-class activities; an oral presentation (of a paper or a poster) on an aspect of individual research, which will be followed by peer discussion (it will take place on November 13); a review article of a book chosen according to individual academic interests (c. 800 – 1,800 words) to be submitted on November 27; and a written paper resulting from students' PhD research that meets the requirements to be published (c. 6,000 words including footnotes and references) to be submitted on December 18.

After presenting the overview of the seminar, Ali Behdad's article "The orientalist photograph: An object of comparison" (2016) was discussed in order to promote reflection on the field of Comparative Studies.