Thesis supervision
GENERAL AND ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
Students interested in the idea of preparing their dissertation (bachelor's or master's) on a topic in the area of Eastern European and Eurasian history are invited to contact me at least 8 months (master's) or 6 months (bachelor's) before the expected delivery of the dissertation. For example, for a master's thesis delivery around June 19/20, we should first discuss in October/November of the preceding year; a delivery around October 19/20, a first exchange of messages in February, etc.
Students are strongly advised, before even discussing a topic with me, to carefully read the updated explanations on their program page.
For instance, the bachelor's degree in history :
https://corsi.unibo.it/laurea/storia/prova-finale-modalita-e-scadenze
Our department offers in the 3rd year courses to learn how to conceive and write a thesis ("laboratori didattici")
Master's degree in history and oriental sciences : https://corsi.unibo.it/magistrale/ScienzeStoricheOrientalistiche/prova-finale and https://corsi.unibo.it/magistrale/ScienzeStoricheOrientalistiche/in-cosa-consiste-la-prova-finale
It will help to understand the purpose, requirements and rationale of the thesis, as well as the various intermediate deadlines set by the thesis advisor.
There are also useful guides online: https://biblioteca.luiss.it/it/come-scrivere-una-tesi-di-laurea (more for a master thesis) or https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-139-3/978-88-6969-139-3.pdf.
After this reading, the student can begin to develop a topic idea, which will be discussed and, if accepted, refined with me. I may also suggest topics if necessary.
SOURCES
There are many resourses and also primary sources online, generally in Russian, see here: https://onlineprimarysources.cercec.fr/
SEARCHING AND CITING SECONDARY SOURCES
I strongly invite students to study independently the following tutorials on bibliographic research and proper citation of bibliographic references:
Information Literacy Tutorials - University Library System - SBA (unibo.it) [https://sba.unibo.it/it/servizi/formazione/til-tutorial-di-information-literacy]
Guide to Citing and Managing Bibliographies - University Library System - SBA (unibo.it) [https://sba.unibo.it/it/servizi/formazione/guida-alla-citazione-delle-fonti-bibliografiche]
Also noted is the base "East Europe, Central Europe Database" (on ProQuest): https://almastart.unibo.it/permalink/f/1ed1frh/39UBO_ALMAE_DS6170183440007041
and "Russian Social Sciences and Humanities Journals (UDB-EDU)" on Eastview: https://almastart.unibo.it/permalink/f/1ed1frh/39UBO_ALMAE_DS6149276190007041
Various departments of our university organised very useful seminars such as:
Information Literacy Seminar for HISTORY students - University Library System - SBA (unibo.it) [https://sba.unibo.it/it/bacheca/eventi/seminario-di-information-literacy-per-gli-studenti-di-storia].
BIBLIOLAB. Bibliography for the thesis in the humanities - University Library System - SBA (unibo.it) https://sba.unibo.it/it/bacheca/eventi/bibliolab-la-bibliografia-per-la-tesi-nelle-discipline-umanistiche-3
LM students in Forli can take advantage of workshops on writing of master's thesis in political and social sciences: https://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/mirees/notice-board/writing-a-paper-and-an-ma-thesis-in-political-and-social-sciences.
