Final hardcopy versions of all papers, regardless of the presentation date, are due at the start of class, 3:15 pm, on Thursday, December 6. Give your paper a lively title (no title page please), use standard 1 inch margins, choose a standard serifed font (eg Garamond, Times, Palatino) and double-space it throughout. I've always found 11 pt Garamond the most felicitous. Illustrations, if necessary, should follow the text in an appendix, as should the endnotes and bibliography. You can choose either Chicago or MLA style, but not a blending of the two. Graduate students should submit a paper with a minimum of twenty text pages, undergraduates fifteen. Of course, the text should be painstakingly revised and edited. I have low tolerance for casual errors. Please consult with a tutor in the Writing Center if you know that you have issues with formal writing.
We will be talking much more in the following classes about research and writing strategies. You should get started, if you haven't already, on your research.
Presentation Dates
The presentation is not a recitation of your paper. You might choose to read a few crucial passages, but you should use your limited time (only 20 minutes) to concentrate on a limited number of detailed examples and a summation of your major findings or contentions. Don't think of this as merely telling a story about a particular corner or niche of print culture history, but explaining why the story matters.
Please choose and remember your date.
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December 13
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