SOAN Juniors:
June 3, 2024: Monday, Final Day of Exams, Spring Term
Comps Topic Statements due by 4:00 PM
Email your comps topic statement to Wes Markofski by 4:00 PM (CC: Danielle Schultz). Topic statements should include your name, the date, a working title, and a brief description of your proposed topic and research (no more than 250 words). Please refer to the the comps thesis page for more details on the SOAN comps process.
If you change your comps topic during the summer, please contact Wes Markofski and email your revised topic statement to him by the first day of fall term classes (CC: Danielle Schultz).
Comps advisers will be assigned on the first day of classes in the fall.
We will be considering applications for Rosenfeld funds on a rolling basis. If you wish to apply for funds, please email Wes Markofski with the following information:
- An itemized budget with a timeline of when you plan to use the funds
- A brief description of how the proposed expenditures enable you to make significant progress on your comps research (300 words or less)
SOAN Seniors:
October 7, 2024: Monday, Week 4 of Fall Term
Comps Proposal due by 4:00 PM
Email your comps proposal and an annotated bibliography to your comps adviser by 4:00 PM (CC: Danielle Schultz). Your proposal should be 10 to 12 pages in length, not including the annotated bibliography, and should follow the department’s guidelines. Please note that your comps adviser does not expect your annotated bibliography to be exhaustive of everything you plan to consult in comps. Rather, it is meant to give your advisor a sense of what you have already come across so that they can make additional suggestions or comments.
Remember to refer to the the comps thesis page for more details on the SOAN comps process.
November 11, 2024: Monday, Week 9 of Fall Term
First Draft due by 4:00 PM
Email the first draft of your comps paper to your comps adviser by 4:00 PM (CC: Danielle Schultz). This draft should include an assessment of what you must do to finish your study. The more complete the draft and this assessment is (outline and explanation), the more your adviser can advise! It should also include a bibliography of the works you have read so far and those you intend to read.
January 31, 2025: Friday, Week 4 of Winter Term
Abstract and Second Draft due by 4:00 PM
Email an abstract and complete second draft of your comps paper to your comps adviser by 4:00 PM (CC: Danielle Schultz). This draft should include all of the elements of your final paper in this order:
- title page
- abstract (150-200 words)
- table of contents
- list of figures
- acknowledgements
- body of text
- appendices
- references cited
The American Anthropological Association describes an abstract as “an informative summary of a longer work [that] states the central topic at the beginning. It indicates the nature and extent of the data on which it is based; outlines the nature of the problem or issue and delineates the relevant scientific argument. Finally, it shows how the content relates to the existing literature. Where helpful, citations can be used.”
March 7, 2025: Friday, Week 9 of Winter Term
Final Paper due by 4:00 PM
Email a complete PDF of your final comps paper to your comps adviser by 4:00 PM (CC: Danielle Schultz). Refer to the thesis checklist and thesis evaluation pages for more details on what a final comps paper should include. Submissions after 4:00 PM must be accompanied by a formal letter to the department explaining in detail why the paper is late.
If your final paper requires substantial edits, you will work with your adviser to revise it to earn a passing grade.
March 14, 2025: Friday, Week 10 of Winter Term
Indicate whether you will be doing a poster presentation by 4:00 PM
Fill out this Google doc (check back for link) to indicate whether or not you will be presenting a poster on your comps paper by 4:00 PM.
Please note that presenting a poster on your comps paper is not required by the SOAN department. If you do not wish to participate, please just write “No” on the Google doc mentioned above.
April 18, 2025: Friday, Week 3 of Spring Term
Poster due by 4:00 PM (if applicable)
Email Danielle Schultz a PDF of your poster by 4:00 PM. The department will print them before your presentation. Please refer to the comps presentation guidelines page for more details.
April 24, 2025: Thursday, Week 4 of Spring Term
Poster Presentation Session from 12:00 – 1:00 PM
The department will hold the poster presentation session during Common Time (12-1pm) on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Weitz 236.
May 5, 2025: Monday, Week 6 of Spring Term
Submit comps to SOAN archives by 4:00 PM
Email your final comps paper (including any late revisions) to Danielle Schultz by 4:00 PM. This is the version that will be included in the bound volumes stored on the shelves in the SOAN department.