Undergraduate Research in Humanities?

Graduate School
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<p>Posted this in the "College Life" forum initially, but figured people here might have some more experience/insight.</p>

<p>Anyway--I'm an English undergrad with the intention of attending grad school. With this in mind, I'd like to do some undergraduate research to bolster my CV/Resume for Graduate applications. However, finding a research position for Liberal Arts in the Humanities seems much more difficult than someone in the sciences. There typically aren't "labs" for us to work in.</p>

<p>Does anyone know how I should go about trying to get involved in undergraduate research in the Humanities?</p>

<p>The one thing it seems like I can do is write an Honors Thesis, which I'm already on track to do, but is there anything else I should be doing to make myself appealing to graduate programs?</p>

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<p>Aside from the Senior Thesis, there are, as you note, few research opportunities for students in the humanities. You might consider working as a research assistant for one of your professors; this would likely entail collecting and annotating material for book manuscripts or new courses. If you want other relevant experience, you could revise and submit papers to undergraduate conferences or journals.</p>