Böcker av Professor Gina (Cambridge) Wisker

This practical, research-informed text will provide students across all disciplines with models, tasks and activities to enable them to plan, action, write and present quality research. It will help develop ideas, creative thinking and systematic research practices to enable students to produce high quality dissertations and reports.

Gives: a broad definition of the genre and its essential elements; a timeline of historical developments; critical concerns to bear in mind while reading; detailed readings of several key texts; in-depth analysis of major themes and issues; signposts for further study; and a summary of the most important criticism in the field.

Getting Published provides a complete guide for all who need to write effectively and share their work with others through academic publication. The book focuses on how to develop a successful academic writing voice, and introduces practices, techniques and guidance to support all aspects of the writing process.

This engaging book outlines effective strategies for supervising students on a wide variety of research projects, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It covers each stage of the research journey and provides guidance on working with students to define research topics, select appropriate methodologies, write up theses and prepare for the viva. It also supports supervisors in establishing and maintaining good supervisory practices, and shows how supervisors can help students to help themselves. This will be essential reading for supervisors of undergraduate or postgraduate research projects, dissertations and theses. It is also an ideal resource for student researchers looking to get the most out of their relationship with their supervisor.

Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text.