Just to recap: I took this summer off from teaching to make a significant dent to my dissertation. My goal was to complete 3 chapters by the end of summer vacation. I figure that after the 2 chapters of the proposal, 3 out of 7 chapters is a significant dent to the overall project. With one week to spare on my summer vacation, I have successfully completed 5 of 7… Continue reading
The End of Dissertation Summer, Or: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Author: PriscillaAug 12
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Filed under: Culture Thinking, Dissertation | Tagged as: Cold War, consumption, Disneyland, Dissertation, Dissertation Summer, globalism, post-modernism
Goodbye Concept Paper, Hello Thesis Statement
Author: PriscillaAug 1
There is a class in Pacifica’s myth curriculum titled “Dissertation Formulation.” It’s a quarter-long mini-workshop to help students figure out just what their dissertation will be about. Each group is formed of a fraction of their cohort and one faculty, and each student is given an opportunity to present their idea and receive feedback from the rest of the group about their topic. It’s designed to take us from vague… Continue reading
Dissertation Summer: A Song Don Henley Never Wrote
Author: PriscillaMay 13
It’s here! It’s here! Dissertation Summer! *Happy Snoopy Dances* 
But what does this mean?
As of today, I have only a few administrative things to take care of for the teaching side of things, namely posting my grades into the official school system. Everything is graded, logged into my grade book, and safely locked away in my office filing… Continue reading
Filed under: Dissertation | Tagged as: Dissertation Summer