Dear Undergraduate Concentrators,
I know that it's hard to believe that it's already time to start thinking
about the next academic year, but I'm writing to ask who among you needs to
do a junior tutorial next year. All juniors (as well as anyone who
transferred into the concentration and has yet to do a junior tutorial) must
complete at least one semester-long junior tutorial, either in the fall or
spring of next year.
The junior tutorial is an opportunity for students to work closely with a
tutor on a specific topic in the Study of Religion. The tutorial should be
within the studentĀ¹s major tradition (or in one of the two in the case of
students in Option A). The purposes of junior tutorials are: 1) to read
primary texts closely and critically; 2) to engage in rigorous discussion of
these texts and the issues they raise; 3) to refine writing skills by
writing papers and revising them; and 4) to help students explore in greater
depth a topic they are considering for their thesis.
If you do need a junior tutorial next year, please email me directly
(anne_monius(a)harvard.edu) to let me know (1) whether you'd like to do your
tutorial in the fall or the spring and (2) what kinds of topics, questions,
and issues you'd like to pursue. I would very much appreciate hearing from
you by FRIDAY, MAY 16th, so that I can begin the process of trying to
match your interests with those of our tutors before everyone departs for
the summer break.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks, and I hope that you're all doing well!
With best wishes,
Anne
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Anne E. Monius
Professor of South Asian Religions, Harvard Divinity School
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Committee on the Study of Religion
Harvard University
Barker Center 308
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
telephone: (617) 496-1018
email: anne_monius(a)harvard.edu
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