Turning your thesis into a book (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)

New

When we talk about turning a thesis into a ‘book’, we are really talking about a ‘monograph’. In keeping with the etymological sense of the word, a monograph is generally considered a written work that focuses on one specialised subject with a view to contributing original insight and knowledge.

Given a doctoral thesis – particularly in the arts, humanities and social sciences – is a dedicated study on one specialised topic or area of research, it stands to reason that it is a kind of proto-monograph. This course is concerned with turning a proto-monograph into a fully-fledged and published monograph, i.e. a book. The aim, therefore, is to familiarise students with the process of, and the various issues involved with, turning their PhD thesis into a published monograph.

This course is open to all years, but is better suited for students close to completion.

PhD Students in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here.

This course will be facilitated online via Zoom, so please ensure you have access.

• Learn the differences in content and form between a thesis and a monograph
• Understand the copyright and editorial issues of publishing material from thesis
• Learn and appreciate the process of selecting a publisher and writing a book proposal
• Develop a plan that considers the publication process, from submission of the proposal up to actual publication

Information-giving workshop, with limited activities hosted online via Zoom.

One 2 hour session

This course is scheduled to run once per term