#  Disciplinary Writing Guides 

 



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SortThe HWP's guides to writing in the disciplines aim to introduce students to some of the basic practices and conventions of writing and conducting research in the various academic disciplines.   ![psych_cvr](/sites/g/files/omnuum4531/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/hwp/files/psych_cvr.jpg?itok=UIgKYY4o) 

 



*Writing for Psychology: A Guide for Psychology Concentrators*

Authors: Shelley H. Carson, Jeanne Fama, Kate Clancy, Jeffrey Ebert, and Adrienne Tierney

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/133)

See also [*The Brief Guide to Writing the Psychology Paper*](/pages/brief-guides-disciplines)



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*How to Do Things With Pictures: A Guide to Writing in Art History*

Author: Andrei Pop

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*A Student's Guide to Reading and Writing in Social Anthropology*

Authors: Smita Lahiri, Lilith Mahmud, and James Herron

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/137)



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*A Student's Guide to Writing in East Asian Studies*

Author: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/244)



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*A Student's Guide to Writing in the Life Sciences*

Authors: James Morris, Tom Jehn, Cheryl Vaughan, Erica Pantages, Tom Torello, Miriam Bucheli, David Lohman, and Robert Lue

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/141)



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*A Guide to Philosophical Writing*

Author: Elijah Chudnoff

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*A Student's Guide to Performance Studies*

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*A Guide to Writing in Religious Studies*

Authors: Faye Halpern, Thomas A. Lewis, Anne Monius, Rober Orse, and Christopher White

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*Writing Economics*

Authors: Robert Neugeboren with Mireille Jacobson

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*A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in History and Literature*

Author: Andrew J. Romig

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/239)

See also *The Brief Guide to Writing the History Paper*



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*A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Sociology*

Author: Department of Sociology, Harvard University

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/124)

See also the *The Brief Guide to Writing the Sociology Pape*r



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*A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Government*

Author: Department of Government, Harvard University

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/242)



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*A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Social Studies*

Author: Nicole Newendorp

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/243)



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*A Guide to Researching and Writing a Senior Thesis in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality*

Authors: Rebecca Wingfield, Sarah Carter, Elena Marx, and Phyllis Thompson

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*A Handbook for Senior Thesis Writers in History*

Author: Department of History, Harvard University

[DOWNLOAD PDF](/file_url/296)

See also *The Brief Guide to Writing the History Paper*









 

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