Doctoral Workshop in Modern and Contemporary Literary Studies in English 05/12

9th April 2025

Patrick Jones

Dr. Patrick Jones, UNIGE

Prof. Simon Swift, UNIGE

Prof. Katherine Hallemeier (UNIGE)

The Modern and Contemporary fortnightly workshop (Mod Con) is a well-attended workshop for PhD students and staff from all CUSO universities. The workshop is popular among doctoral students and early career scholars from the CUSO network. The workshop is a valuable space for the exchange of ideas between doctoral students working on modern and contemporary literatures of the English-speaking world. The 2025 programme will include talks, workshops and professionalisation seminars and it will remain an important space for work-in-progress papers from doctoral students.

Presenting Scholarly Research: Contexts and Strategies –Katherine Hallemeier (UNIGE)

“So, what are you working on?” This question is posed in different ways by admissions and hiring committees, grant agencies, publishers, conference conveners, colleagues and peers, and friends and relations. Answering it can seem a daunting challenge or a happy opportunity. This session will cover a few conventions and strategies for clearly describing the stakes of a research project across a variety of contexts. Please come ready with your questions, and be prepared to experiment with formulating concise explanations of your current program of study. 

UNIGE

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