The MA Thesis Review is aimed at taught postgraduate students considering an MA dissertation topic related to East Asia. A panel of PhD researchers will ask questions, offer advice, and give comments based on a 150- to 200-word abstract and a 5-minute talk. This will provide a new perspective and encourage further reflection on the proposal before the formal MA dissertation process. It is a final opportunity to test out ideas and a chance to experience a common hallmark of the academic experience for those considering pursuing a career in academia: the review process. However, it is first and foremost, an advisory process, so participants are encouraged to ask the reviewers any questions they have regarding not only their comments and feedback, but also about MA dissertation-writing more generally.

It is being held as an all-day event and will be catered. Participants are encouraged to stay for the whole process to watch their colleagues' presentations, exchange opinions in an informal setting, and talk with the panel in a more informal setting. Likewise, available colleagues, researchers and students are encouraged to attend the process to offer their own insights more informally during Q&As or the breaks between presentations.

For any questions, please contact the EASG at easg@warwick.ac.uk.

Review Panel Members

Veronica Barfucci

Veronica’s doctoral research discusses aspects of status anxiety and ontological (in)security in the Japanese government’s social media representation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces deployed overseas, focusing on the illustrative case of security operations in the African continent. Drawing from feminist and critical military studies, she is focused on how issues of gender and status interlink in different representations of the military. Visit Veronica's Warwick webpage hereLink opens in a new window.
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Charlie Price

Charlie's doctoral research looks at identity constructions and performances, framings of migration and conceptions of the border. I am especially interested in: ontological security, biopolitics, nationalism, borders, resistance, and humour and has also been involved with the Border Narratives project. Visit Charlie's Warwick webpage here.

Christopher Choong Weng Wai

Christopher's doctoral research focuses on the everyday political economy of racial/gender capitalism in Malaysia. He is interested in: the political economy of Malaysia, feminist international political economy, social reproduction theories, and race and colonialism. Visit Christopher's Warwick webpage here.