GV990-8-FY-CO:
PhD Seminar in Ideology and Discourse Analysis
2023/24
Government
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 8
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
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12 May 2021
Requisites for this module
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The Doctoral Research Seminar in Ideology and Discourse Analysis provides students with a forum in which to discuss current debates in post-structuralist political theory and philosophy; to engage with issues in the methodology of discourse analysis; and to present ongoing research.
The module also aims to foster and develop presentational, critical reading, and other professional-academic skills. The activities are meant to supplement and enhance the PhD student experience for our IDA and Political Theory PhD students, particularly in relation to GV994 (Professional Development Seminar) and PhD board and supervision meetings.
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Papers should be made available at least ONE week before the allocated seminar, and should include a covering sheet summarizing how the paper fits into the overall structure of the thesis. Papers can be distributed by email using the IDA address: ida-phd. It is the responsibility of all PhD students to read the papers for each week.
The content of the seminar programme will vary from year to year, and during the course of the year itself, to reflect shifting research interests and numbers in staff and students.
Centre for Ideology and Discourse Analysis (cIDA)
The normal expectation is that students on the IDA Doctoral Programme will attend the seminars, workshops, and other activities of the Centre for Ideology and Discourse Analysis, as well as events organized by members of the political theory division more generally.
Doctoral Seminar attendance and preparation
The doctoral seminar is based around a mixture of seminars, student presentations of ongoing work, workshops and conferences (co-organized with students). Although GV990 is not formally assessed, attendance is compulsory for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year PhD candidates. Candidates in their completion year are also strongly encouraged to attend the seminar, should their writing schedule allow it. Students attending the seminar will be expected to have read the prescribed material and will be asked to make short presentations to the seminar on a regular basis.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Students are required to make regular presentations to the PhD seminar on their ongoing research. First year PhD candidates will normally present a version of their PhD proposal. More advanced PhD candidates will present chapters from their thesis. In order to facilitate discussion and debate, the following ‘rules of engagement’ apply:
(1) Each paper should be about 6 000 words. (In other words about the length of a chapter in a standard thesis). Paper-givers should discuss the work they wish to present with their thesis supervisor. It normally makes sense that the presentations should reflect the most recently undertaken research.
(2) Each paper should be fully referenced and include a Bibliography of all sources used.
(3) Each paper should include a Title, an Abstract of the main argument (approx. one paragraph), as well as a Structure/Plan of the overall research project from which it is drawn, indicating where the chapter ‘fits’ into this scheme, and a provisional title of the thesis.
(4) Paper-givers will be asked to make a short presentation of their work, whereupon we will open proceedings to comment and discussion. We will aim to allocate about 30-40 minutes for the discussion of each paper/chapter.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Module is either passed or marked as not completed.
Reassessment
Module is either passed or marked as not completed.
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof David Howarth, email: davidh@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Jason Glynos
Module Supervisor Professor Jason Glynos ljglyn@essex.ac.uk or Module Administrator Jamie Seakens (govpgquery@essex.ac.uk)
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 80 hours, 42 (52.5%) hours available to students:
38 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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