Proposal for Senior Project in Literature – English 490
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Part I:
Please provide a short statement which outlines the principal subject of your thesis (i.e., author,
genre, theme) as well as the central issues or questions you will address.
Your statement also must indicate which critical approach(es) you plan to employ, such as
cultural studies; feminist, gender, or queer studies; ethnic and/or critical race studies; postcolonialism; new historicism; Marxism; pyschological and/or psychoanalytic approaches;
structuralism, deconstruction, or post-structuralism.
Part II:
Please supply a bibliography correctly formatted in MLA style. This bibliography should include
both primary and secondary sources.
Part III:
Faculty member overseeing your project (thesis director):
List any J-Term responsibilities (academic commitments, sports, job, club activity, travel) that
may potentially conflict with the writing of your thesis. If you acquire any obligations after the
submission of this form, please notify your thesis director.
Part IV:
AUTHORIZING SIGNATURES:
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STUDENT
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THESIS DIRECTOR
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Approved by English Department Thesis Commitee:
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Thesis Committee Chair
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Date
Revised 10/15