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Dissertation Days (19): Weasel Words

Today, I worked a lot in Chapter 3, making sure that I cut out some of…
Dissertation Days (17): Headaches

Much as it pains me to admit it, this has not been a very productive day…
Dissertation Days (16): Chapter 4!

In keeping with my promise of last night, I did indeed manage to do a bit…
Dissertation Days (15): Three Outta Five Ain’t Bad!

I know it’s been a while since I posted a dissertation update. My Parents and I…
Dissertation Days (14): Sometimes I Love What I Do

Today was one of those glorious day when the pieces at last started to fit together.…
Dissertation Days (13): Breakthroughs

Somehow, it seems that revision and incremental writing seems to take so much more energy and…
Dissertation Days (10): Bits and Pieces

Well, friends, I wasn’t quite as productive as I should have been. It was a busy…
Dissertation Days (6): The Lies We Tell Ourselves

So, I have to fess up to something. I didn’t, in fact, end up writing anything…
Dissertation Days (5): Clarity at Last

Today was what I would like to call a successful writing day. I not only met…
Dissertation Days (4): Historicize, Contextualize, Theorize

So, for every chapter of my Diss so far, I’ve followed this basic model: Intro—>Historical Context—>Theory—>Close…