The New School
Fall Semester 1999
Society and Culture 0461
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It will be important for you to clearly and succinctly characterize the discourses in question before you develop your criticisms. The reader must clearly understand the nature of the discourse you are critiquing and the nature of the discourse from which you are arguing. It is also important to limit your critique to one or two problematic features of the discourse in question.
Be sure to state at the outset -- in the first paragraph or two -- what you intend to show and briefly how you plan to establish this thesis.
Be sure to review the handout entitled "The Academic Essay: An Overview" before you begin writing. Let me know if you have questions about how to proceed.
All papers should be approximately 5-10 pages in length. This is a rough guideline. If you write fewer than five pages, you are probably not being thorough enough. If you write more than ten pages, your paper may be lacking in focus.
All papers must be typed. You will be graded on the form and content of your paper, so pay close attention to both appearance and grammar. All papers must be double-spaced with one-inch margins with the appropriate endnotes or footnotes (as you prefer). Be sure to cite all of your sources in your notes, including both the title of the work and page number. If you need additional instructions or guidelines, see me.
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