Umberto Eco’s Four Rules for Choosing a Thesis Topic
- The topic should reflect your previous studies and experience. In other words, do something that you care about and that pertains to your political or cultural experience.
- The necessary sources should be materially accessible. Is there material that I can conveniently access in order to research my chosen topic.
- The necessary sources should be manageable. Do you have the time, ability and experience to understand the sources.
- You should have some experience with the methodological framework that you will use in the thesis.