https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/L_AAMPALG027Students of this course will acquire the abilities to:Describe current research methods and theories within the humanities;Explain the relevance of methodological and ethical standards; Participate in interdisciplinary research projects, i.e., work and communicate with researchers from other disciplines;Reflect critically on your own research project and that of others;Communicate about your project to both specialists and non-specialists, in written and oral form.After your Research Master, in all sorts of situations you will have to collaborate with people from different backgrounds to find answers to (societal or academic) problems that cannot be solved by one discipline alone. In order to do this, you need a firm methodological foundation and expertise within your own field as well as the ability to communicate with researchers from other fields, who use different methods and concepts. The core component of this course is a multi-weeks practice in developing and going through the initial stages of an interdisciplinary group project. By working intensively with students from other tracks within the Research Master Humanities, you will learn how to communicate about research questions and methods across disciplinary divides. In the process, you will gain a better understanding of how to situate your own discipline within the humanities more broadly. Guest lectures by senior staff about their academic collaborations and research pathways will demonstrate how they tackled the challenges of setting up a group project. Giving and receiving feedback and collaborating are important skills in this course.Seminars in which we discuss literature and assignments (mandatory); guest lectures (of which you follow at least three); assignments in class; preparation of literature and assignments.You will be assessed on the basis of a portfolio of assignments, which you pass/fail. All individual assignments must be evaluated sufficient in order to receive a pass. Only complete portfolio’s will be accepted. A complete portfolio consists of: · 1: Glossary of key terms and concepts · 2: Panel abstract plus individual abstracts including literature references · 3: Individual ppt slides on sub-project for group presentation · 4: Group presentation · 5: Individual reflection paper of 2,500-3,500 words Students are expected to actively participate in the course, and therefore cannot be absent more than two sessions. It is also mandatory to follow at least three guest lectures, and to attend the Graduate School Seminar in Feb/March 2025.on interdisciplinarity in the humanities. The precise list will be made available through Canvas.Course in the Research Master Humanities.