Monday, September 30, 2013

What Kind of Writing Sample Is Required?

We want to read your best scholarly work, such as your best paper in a humanities-oriented course in which you demonstrate a critical ability to engage with both wider literatures and substantive material (i.e., texts, media, ethnographic data). Examples might include a senior/masters thesis or chapters from a thesis, a particularly good class paper, or a convention paper. An article from a scholarly journal may also be a good choice. Please remember that your sample should not be more than 7000 words or 20 pages.

No matter how well written they are, we are not interested in course syllabi, newspaper articles, non-scholarly literature or film reviews, marketing studies, product advertising, or projects developed for media industry. Under no circumstances will a CD, DVD, or YouTube video be accepted in place of a scholarly writing sample.

Please Note: Please combine your Writing Sample, your Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose, and your resume/CV into a SINGLE document and upload this SINGLE document from the Personal Statement area of the application. It is fine if you just cut and paste these three elements to create a SINGLE document for upload

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