Syllabus
Annotation
The aim of the course is twofold. First, it will acquaint the students with the standards of academic writing in social sciences and humanities and prepare them for a sure application of these skills for writing their papers. Second, it will discuss some notable examples of different methodological approaches in social sciences and humanities. Course structure:
1. Introduction to the course
2. Choosing a topic, compiling a bibliography
3. Sources: archival, press, interviews, data
4. How to write an academic text
5. Methodology: a case study
6. Methodology: a comparison
7. Gender History
8. Oral History
9. Cultural History
10. Everyday History
11. Presentation and discussion of papers