Dissertation in in Languages, Literatures and Cultures - English and North-American Studies
Code
722121027
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Ingleses e Norte-Americanos
Credits
33
Weekly hours
-
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Prerequisites
Completion of the MA curricular component.
Subject matter
Bibliography
Bibliografia específica adequada à dissertação de cada estudante.
Dependent on the nature of each student’s dissertation project:
Anderson, Benedict (2006). Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Revised Edition. London/New York: Verso.
Pierre Bourdieu. 1992. Les règles de l´art, Génèse et structure du champ littéraire. Paris: Seuil.
Ceia, C. (2012). Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos, 9ª ed. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.
Fabb, N. and Durant, A. (2005). How to Write Essays and Dissertations. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.
GUILLÉN, Claudio. 2005. Entre lo uno y lo diverso. Introducción a la literatura comparada (Ayer y hoy). Barcelona: Tusquets Editores.
Teaching method
Teaching methodologies assume essentially the nature of tutoring, supervision and organisation and management of analysis and reflection.
Students will be guided by a professor of the study cycle, a scholar on the area, who will be responsible for accompanying the dissertation. There will be regular meetings between the student and the dissertation supervisor until the final work is handed over; participation in scientific events; good use of on-line databases and libraries; definition of a working timetable and a research plan; definition of deadlines.
Evaluation method
The final dissertation will be evaluated during a public viva before a jury, according to the MA course regulations.