The first of two extended essays is due at the start of class next week. The topic of this paper is up to you as long as it addresses issues pertaining to historical broadsides and chapbooks before 1900. I've uploaded five articles to the "pdf drop" section of the blog (above the links to the right) that might serve as a starting place. On J-Stor I pulled down 993 articles from the search term "chapbooks." You might want to browse through some of these.
Anyone struggling to find a topic should send me an email message. We'll be able to shape it appropriately. Undergraduates should write about five full double-spaced pages; graduates about eight. The single most important tip for a successful paper is to make sure it is genuinely arguable. Could an intelligent person disagree with your conclusions? If the answer is yes, that's a very good sign. Remember to give your paper a lively title, and remember to carefully revise and proofread it. I have a low tolerance for casual errors in upper-level electives.
If you have any questions, small or large, send me a message at csmith@corcoran.org.
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