This writing and research intensive seminar is designed to help provide support for producing your senior thesis. While the writing of an academic humanities paper tends to be a solitary sport, we will use the time we have together to consider what forms a “good” longer paper can take, as well as develop the art of the generous, critical peer review. As you all know, the most effective writers are those who are as equally open to the rich necessity of editing and critical reading as the honing of sharp writing skills. Our goal is to use our class time to help you produce a thesis that will be all the better because of the intelligent support of your colleagues.