in the shadow of a train
Feb. 29th, 2008 05:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ink_splotchAs with most things, the answer to the question 'what do I want to do for my dissertation?' seems to oppression. More specifically, dystopias, and if we were to further narrow it down: the significance of dystopic tropes in Un Lun Dun. Which would allow me to talk about 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and Narnia and Harry Potter. And, you know, fairy tales.
I think the problem with my dissertation is that I projecting my entire future onto it - this is what you will be doing for the rest of your life sort of thing. Which isn't in any strict sense true (though I'm assuming it makes more sense to write in an area that's, you know, interesting to you). Still, I can't shake it.
Though if I did end up writing on dystopia and children's literature for the next couple of years, I wouldn't complain. So, I guess this is what I'm going for. And now that I've mostly made up my mind, maybe I could start focusing a little on my upcoming essay and, you know, the ton of other work that I'm neglecting to panic about my dissertation.
I think the problem with my dissertation is that I projecting my entire future onto it - this is what you will be doing for the rest of your life sort of thing. Which isn't in any strict sense true (though I'm assuming it makes more sense to write in an area that's, you know, interesting to you). Still, I can't shake it.
Though if I did end up writing on dystopia and children's literature for the next couple of years, I wouldn't complain. So, I guess this is what I'm going for. And now that I've mostly made up my mind, maybe I could start focusing a little on my upcoming essay and, you know, the ton of other work that I'm neglecting to panic about my dissertation.
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Date: 2008-03-01 04:46 pm (UTC)