course-schedule

Masterforum: Künste, Theorie, Kritik (Kolloquium)

Dozent/in: Ben Trott

Inhalt: This Master Forum is intended primarily for students of the “Kritik der Gegenwart – Künste, Theorie und Geschichte” MA program. It provides an opportunity for students embarking on their MA theses to present an outline of their projects, with the goal of receiving productive critical feedback – both from instructors and from student peers. In the first meeting of the Master Forum, Ben Trott will introduce some of the common issues confronted by those carrying out scholarly research or writing in Cultural Studies, the Humanities and the Social Sciences. This will include general questions, including: how to arrive at and formulate a research question and a suitable framework for your project; how to begin thinking about method and methodology, and starting to conducting research; and ways of referencing and of acknowledging the use of sources. Students are invited to sign up to present an outline of their MA thesis in the subsequent meetings of the Master Forum. Students can choose whther to present in German or English. Students should expect to have around 30 minutes in total for the presentation and discussion of their projects, and presentations themselves should last between 10 and 15 minutes, allowing plenty of time for discussion. Students are required upload a two-page summary of their project to myStudy one week before they are due to present. This should include: • a working title for your thesis as well as your research question; • the approach, method or methodology that you plan on using, and the theoretical framework or points of reference for your project; • what you anticipate discovering or arguing in your thesis; • and a list of up to five key works that you will use, along with any additional information about sources you plan on using – such as archives, exhibitions or interview partners. Students are asked to attend all sessions of the Master Forum, not the simply the session in which they will present, and to have read the two-page summaries ahead of time. Please be ready to provide your fellow students with productive critical feedback on their projects! The Master Forum is examined (pass/fail) as a combined scholarly work [Kombinierte wissenschaftliche Arbeit] made up of (a) your two-page summary and (b) your presentation.

Masterforum: Medien- und Wissensgeschichte (Kolloquium)

Dozent/in: Claus Pias

Termin:
14-täglich | Dienstag | 18:15 - 19:45 | 20.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 5.325 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Das sog. »Masterforum« versteht sich als traditionelles Kolloquium: 1. werden laufende und neue Abschlußarbeiten vorgestellt bzw. konzipert; 2. ist die Teilnahme am Kolloquium OFFEN für Studierende in ALLEN Abschlussphasen (BA, MA und Promotion); 3. wird Wert auf inhaltliche Kohärenz gelegt, damit produktive Diskussionen möglich sind. Persönliche Zulassung mit einer kurzen Interessensbekundung per mail an mich.

Masters Forum Culture & Organization (english) (Kolloquium)

Dozent/in: Timon Beyes

Inhalt: This Master Forum provides first and foremost an opportunity for students embarking on their MA theses to present an outline of their projects, with the goal of receiving productive critical feedback – both from instructors and from student peers. Please consider taking the MA Forum in the semester prior to the one in which you intend to write your MA thesis. The MA Forum is meant to help you develop your exposé, with which you can approach a supervisor and which you need to register your thesis. It is also a space for collective learning and peer feedback; seeing how others approach their thesis will help you with yours. You are also welcome to join the MA Forum again informally in the semester in which you write your thesis to present and receive feedback on a bit of writing. In addition, the Masters Forum also aims to facilitate critical reflection on a set of what may initially appear to be quite practical or even technical issues – around how scholarly research is carried out and presented – and yet often ultimately prove to be caught up with questions of content, argument and approach. We will discuss some of the common issues confronted by those carrying out scholarly research or writing in Cultural Studies, the Humanities and the Social Sciences. This will include general questions, including: how to arrive at and formulate a research question and a suitable framework for your project; how to begin thinking about method and methodology, and starting to conducting research; and ways of referencing and of acknowledging the use of sources. Students are invited to sign up to present an outline or an excerpt of their MA thesis. While this will ultimately depend on the number of students participating, students should expect to have around 30 minutes in total for the presentation and discussion of their projects, and presentations themselves should last between 10 and 15 minutes, allowing plenty of time for discussion. Students are required upload a two-page summary of their project or an excerpt of their thesis to myStudy one week before they are due to present. Exposés should include: • a working title for your thesis as well as your preliminary research question; • the approach, method or methodology that you plan on using, and the theoretical framework or points of reference for your project; • what you anticipate discovering or arguing in your thesis; • and a list of up to five key works that you will use, along with any additional information about sources you plan on using – such as archives, exhibitions or interview partners. Students are asked to attend all sessions of the Master Forum, and to have read the two-page summaries ahead of time. Please be ready to provide your fellow students with productive critical feedback on their projects! The Master Forum is examined (pass/fail) as a combined scholarly work [Kombinierte wissenschaftliche Arbeit] made up of (a) your two-page summary and (b) your presentation.

Course Schedule

Lehrveranstaltungen

Masterforum: Künste, Theorie, Kritik (Kolloquium)

Masterforum: Medien- und Wissensgeschichte (Kolloquium)

Masters Forum Culture & Organization (english) (Kolloquium)