SOCY 7715 | Josh Seim - ET Submission Instructions

Email a short proposal (1-3 paragraphs) to josh.seim@bc.edu shortly after Exam I. Identify your excluded theorist for the semester and briefly justify which assigned theorist you intend to put them in conversation with.

For our final class meeting (December 9th), we will hold an "Excluded Theorist Workshop." Please come to seminar prepared to discuss your excluded theorist and the conversation you intended to stage between them and one of the assigned authors. Ideally, you will bring an outline and a draft theory map. We will close the course with some reflections on “Bad Theory” (critiques of the course from other professors).

Email the following information to josh.seim@bc.edu by 5pm on December, 16th. Your submission will then be posted on the website and made public.

You are strongly encouraged to recruit another student to edit your submission. You are also welcome to share drafts with me.

EXCLUDED THEORIST

by YOUR NAME

INTRODUCTION

Approximately 250 words.

Briefly detail the social location of your ET.

Include a thesis statement.

Keep this short!

[SUMMARY OF ET]

Approximately 1,000 words, but may be 1-3 sections.

Label your sections something relevant for your ET's theory.

Summarize your ET's core concepts/arguments.

Be sure to detail the theory map(s). Ideally, you'll include one map per section.

Produce a summary of your ET on their own terms. Do not mention other theorists.

Assume the reader has not read your ET.

[ET AND ONE ASSIGNED THEORIST]

Approximately 1,000 words, but may be 1-3 sections.

Put your ET in conversation with an Assigned Theorist for the corresponding semester.

Theory maps are optional.

Assume the reader has read the assigned theorist.

CONCLUSION

Approximately 750 words.

Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of your ET.

Make a brief argument for why someone should read your ET.

REFERENCES

Use ASA format.