Hey everyone,

I’m going to the New York Academy of Medicine to look at some of their materials on the Edwin Smith Papyrus.  If anyone wants to join, shoot me an email.

-Greg

Hi everyone,

I met with my advisor yesterday and we are really trying to focus on a specific Muslim organization for my project. Just to keep you updated, I am researching why people join NRMs (New Religious Movements).

I was wondering, given that you guys read about current events and might have a less biased view of Islamic movements than I do, if you could suggest any “popular” militant Islamic groups, (other than al-Qaeda).

In addition, I was wondering if Roy could post up all of the links/information regarding bibliographies that he shared with us in class.

Many thanks. Have a great weekend.

~Milushka M.

Hi Chris, here is a link to the Arthur Miller essay I mentioned yesterday:

http://theliterarylink.com/miller1.html

Best, Lee

send me some stuff!

Hi fellow researchers!

Thanks so much for looking over my proposal the other day and providing your insights on it.

I’m not sure if I am doing this correctly, but I believe that this would be the venue to ask for more of your wise help.  My research will be to examine the female protagonists of my two texts as being anti-heroines.  However, I am having some difficulties in trying to locate articles that deal specifically with examining the definition of a heroine and/or anti-heroine.  I was wondering if anyone had any advice for particular works or scholars that I should look more into.

Any help will be greatly appreciated! Have a great weekend and see you all next week!

Many Thanks,

Chris

Please choose one or more of these Events and reserve your space via the link below.   Let the whole group know your choices. Thanks, Lee

http://greatissuesforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=64

Political Power

Thursday, October 2, 7:00 pm, Proshansky Auditorium

What is the most effective way to influence the exercise of political power? Can genocide be halted? What are the natural limits of political power? Join three preeminent policy and opinion makers as they discuss the violation and defense of human rights by national and international powers.  Featuring Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security advisor; Nicholas D. Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times; and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Thomas Weiss, Presidential Professor of Political Science at The Graduate Center will moderate.

Economic Power

Monday, October 20, 2008, 7:00 pm, Proshansky Auditorium

What is the role of the U.S. in the disposition of the world’s economic and environmental resources? How are financial markets best defended from economic shock? Does liberalization ensure prosperity? Journalist Naomi Klein speaks with economists Joseph Stiglitz and Hernando de Soto in a conversation moderated by David Harvey, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center, CUNY.

Cultural Power

Monday, November 10, 7:00 pm, Proshansky Auditorium
How does art affect consciousness, bridge political, ideological, religious, and geographic distances, and contribute to physical and political change? Tom Stoppard and Derek Walcott, two international literary luminaries, examine the power of culture and art in a globalizing world. David Nasaw, Distinguished

Professor of History at the Graduate Center, will moderate.

Power & Sex: America’s War on Sexual Rights

Monday, November 17, 7 pm, Elebash Recital Hall

How has the conser vative agenda come to dominate the national and international conversation on sexual practices and reproductive rights? Why have American liberals become so intimidated? Faye Wattleton, Director of the Center for the Advancement of Women, speaks with Nation columnist Katha

Pollitt and historian Dagmar Herzog, author of Sex in Crisis: The New Sexual Revolution and the Future of American Politics about the powerful influence of the religious right and other conservative forces on today’s sexual politics.

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Addendum: CUNY requests that the following information be included with every syllabus:

1. The University’s policy on Academic Integrity:

The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from cheating and plagiarism. Each student is responsible for being aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for avoiding both. The complete text of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College procedure for implementing that policy can be found at this site: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies. If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member MUST report the violation.

2. The following statement in reference to the Center for Student Disability Services:

In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations students must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services. Students who have a documented disability or suspect they may have a disability are invited to set up an appointment with the Director of the Center for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-Lovell at 718-951-5538. If you have already registered with the Center for Student Disability Services please provide your professor with the course accommodation form and discuss your specific accommodation with him/her.

3. The state law regarding non-attendance because of religious beliefs (p. 53 in the Bulletin), and your class policies (e.g., attendance, participation, etc).

4. The following information regarding College deadlines:

1. Tuesday, September 2 : Last day to add a course;

2. Wednesday, September 10: Last day to file Pass/Fail application;

3. Tuesday, September 16: Last day to drop a course without a grade;

4. Wednesday, October 15: Last day to file for Fall 2008 Graduation;

5. Wednesday, November 12: Last day to apply for withdrawal from a course with a W (non-penalty) grade;

6. Wednesday, November 12: Last day to resolve Spring/Summer 2008 Incomplete grades

7. Wednesday, November 12: Last day to resolve Spring/Summer 2008 ABS grades

FALL 2008 CALENDAR

1   Aug. 27
Introductions and expectations.  Discussion of research interests and how you will work with your advisor.
Discussion of attendance at Great Issues Forum Events and one blog response on the Great Issues Forum website.

2   Sept. 3
Reading from The Craft of Research, Prologue, chapters 1, 2, and 3, and pages 273-76.
Autobiographical Statement due: 2 pages.  Your statement should focus on how your personal background and interests have lead to your research area.  Also speculate on ways to connect with your readers (chapter 2) and indicate what your key questions are at this point (chapter 3).

3   Sept. 10
Reading from The Craft of Research, chapters 4, 5 and 6, and Appendix, pp. 283-311 (for your areas).
Research bibliographies and background sources.
Position Paper due:  2 pages. Choose 2 relevant sources, provide bibliographical data for each, and engage with the sources as shown in Chapter 6.
Present findings to class.

4   Sept. 17
Signed Advisor Sheet due.
Reading from The Craft of Research, chapters 7 and 8
Draft of Proposal of Topic due: 2 pages. Peer evaluation in-class. Bring hard copies for all members of our class and for me.

5  Sept. 24
Revised Proposal of Topic due: 2 pages. (Hard copy for me and one for your advisor.) Include discussion of the methods of research and analysis employed in your field.

6  Oct. 1
NO CUNY CLASSES (work on annotations)

7  Oct. 8
NO CUNY CLASSES (work on annotations)

8  Oct. 15
Reading from The Craft of Research, chapters 9 and 10.
Annotated Bibliography due: 10-12 sources. (Hard copy for me and one for your advisor). In addition to noting the source’s thesis, annotations should acknowledge and respond to key arguments regarding your topic.

9  Oct. 22
Reading from The Craft of Research, chapter 11.
Position Paper due: 2-3 pages. Warrant three of your major claims; be ready to present and defend in class.

10  Oct. 29
Reading from The Craft of Research, chapters 12 and 13.

11  Nov. 5
Position Paper due:  8-10 pages. (Hard copy for me and one for your advisor.)

12  Nov. 12
Drafting.  Individual Conferences.

13  Nov. 19
Drafting. Individual Conferences.

14  Nov. 26
Drafting. Individual Conferences.

15  Dec. 3
Drafting. Individual Conferences.

16  Dec. 10
First Semester Draft due: 25 pages plus bibliography. Hard copy for me and for your advisor.

Final Exam Period
Your advisor’s comments on First Semester Draft due to me by email and signed form sent to me by regular mail.

Winter Recess
Continue to research and develop your thesis.

Welcome to course blog for the yearlong Honors Thesis Colloquium.

Click here to download the syllabus (or take a look at the pages on the right).

This 2-semester course provides an opportunity for in-depth research and analysis of a topic that stirs your curiosity and motivates your desire to share what you learn about it with others.  The weekly assignments are geared toward fostering intellectual community as well as cultivating skills in writing and techniques of inquiry.

Over the course of both semesters, you will meet in consultation with a faculty advisor in your research field.  Much of your work will be done individually as you gather sources and data about your topic.  As a class, we will meet to brainstorm about topics, focus and refine ideas, and offer advice on research, revision, and reorganization.  In addition, each of you will attend at least one Great Issues Forum Event at the CUNY Graduate Center as a way of placing individual topics within a wider intellectual context.

During the second semester, each student will present an in-progress oral report to the class. At the end of the spring term, students will present their findings in formal presentation in a conference format. Students should invite their advisors to attend their oral report and the Conference.