Overview
The sessions run as follows:
- Brief introduction (Uvsløkk)
- Introduction by the PhD fellow presenting their paper (about 10 minutes)
- Commentary (5-10 minutes)
- General discussion (15-20 minutes)
- Recapitulation (5 minutes)
- Pause (10-15 minutes)
The papers are circulated in advance to make sure that everyone gets a chance to read them. You can sign up as a "presenter" and/or "commentator." There is also a possibility for registering as an "active participant": you should then read all of the papers more carefully with an eye to participating actively in the discussion throughout the seminar. You are also most welcome to participate without having a formal role. It is generally recommended that you participate in these seminars more often than the program strictly requires, as you will learn about style and argumentation and be better prepared to submit your final dissertation. Please also see the guidelines for a monograph or article-based thesis.
The length of each seminar will depend on the number of presenters.
Credits
- Presenter: 2 ECTS
- Commentator: 1 ECTS
- Active participant: 1 ECTS
To register
ILOS runs the text development seminars for PhD fellows in literature in all departments at the Faculty of Humanities.
Each seminar has the following maximum number:
- 5 Presenters
- 5 Commentators
- 2 Active participants
- An unlimited number of additional, registered participants
We need at least 2 registered presenters to run the seminar.
Please sign up here by the end of 22 February
For those who sign up to present, the deadline for submitting texts is 22 February. Please send your texts to Associate Professor Geir Uvsløkk: geir.uvslokk@ilos.uio.no
The papers should be about 10 pages, and may consist of presentations of the PhD project, of single chapters, articles, or of more specialized topics, theoretical or other. If you like, you can give some instructions on how to read the material presented, suggesting which aspects to focus on.
Feel free to volunteer as a commentator
The commentator does not have to be in the same field as the presenter. Often, someone from the "outside" will be more able to see the text presented as a text and to give valuable feedback on structure and argumentation. For example: are the aims and claims clearly stated at the outset? Does the writer indicate where he/she stands in relation to previous research or criticism and what his/her contribution consists of? Does the argument progress logically from one point to the next? The texts presented in these seminars are typically works in progress and commentary on how to improve the quality of the writing and the argumentation may therefore be especially welcome. We will discuss in English and/or Norwegian all depending. Remember: you can learn a lot about thesis writing from commenting on someone else's paper.
Questions? Feel free to contact Geir Uvsløkk