An Open Letter to Part-Time Graduate Students
Last month Brian Croxall wrote an open letter to new graduate students, full of excellent advice—advice that Brian and his contributors often had to learn the hard way during their own time in grad school. Reflecting the experience of many faculty in academia, Brian’s letter was geared toward full-time PhD students. But as many people pointed out in the comments, whether they’re working on an MS, an MA, an MFA, or even a PhD, part-time grad students have their own set of concerns, their own challenges to navigate. Before moving on to the advice, I want to say a word about one of the most difficult challenges part-time graduate students face: invisibility. The numbers, however, tell a different story. So, in the midst of these figures, what advice do we have? From Tamara Harvey (Professor Harvey is the Director of Graduate Programs, Department of English, George Mason University) From Stephen Cohen Get to know your advisor, and stay in frequent contact with her/him. From Sheila Brennan
The Art of Art Lawsuits
Richard Prince’s “Graduation” (2008) (right) was widely cited throughout the Cariou v. Prince case, and is shown here side-by-side with Patrick Cariou’s original. (image via Fordham’s IPLJ) In the past few years, the work of artist James Turrell was featured simultaneously at the Guggenheim, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; a retrospective of Cindy Sherman’s work drew large crowds at the Museum of Modern Art; and Art Basel Miami Beach seemed to grow ever more popular. As we all have seen, artwork can generate big money, and where money goes, lawyers and litigation follow. Let’s start with lawsuits about the art itself. The meaning of the legal term “due diligence” is far more debated these days than the Abstract Expressionist theory of “push-pull.” That seems like an eminently solvable problem, but this is more than just an administrative issue. In other words, if the new work looks different enough, it’s OK. The first involved William J.
“What’s too much and what’s too little - The Process of Becoming an Independent Researcher in Doctoral Education
Denied By The Nazis, 102-Year-Old Becomes World's Oldest PhD Recipient
German-Jewish Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport (nee Syllm) has become the world’s oldest person to receive a doctorate degree, at the age of 102 years old, almost 80 years after the Nazis prevented her from sitting her final exam. Honored by the University of Hamburg’s teaching hospital on June 9, pediatric specialist Syllm-Rapoport was presented with her PhD, even though she completed her thesis on diphtheria in 1938. "It was about the principle," said Syllm-Rapoport to Der Tagesspiegel newspaper. "I didn't want to defend my thesis for my own sake. After all, at the age of 102 all of this wasn't exactly easy for me. Professors from the University of Hamburg traveled to Syllm-Rapoport’s house in East Berlin to test her knowledge of her work. To prepare for the exam, Syllm-Rapoport’s friends helped her to utilize the Internet to thoroughly examine developments in diphtheria research from the past 80 years. Syllm-Rapoport with her PhD at the award ceremony at the University of Hamburg.
Dissertation Writing: The Importance of Alignment | The Refractive Thinker
By: Dr. Ron Jones As an instructor, one of the greatest challenges is teaching students the importance of directly addressing the topic, discussion questions, or assignment. In writing a dissertation, doctoral students must grasp the concept of complete alignment to address the chosen topic. The problem statement should clearly delineate one problem. The purpose statement flows from the problem statement. The research question(s) aligns with the problem and purpose statements. Crafting hypotheses typically occurs by a slight re-wording of the research question in statement form. Writing a dissertation is an arduous task.
What does post-truth mean for a philosopher?
Image copyright NCH "Post-truth" has come to describe a type of campaigning that has turned the political world upside down. Fuelled by emotive arguments rather than fact-checks, it was a phrase that tried to capture the gut-instinct, anti-establishment politics that swept Donald Trump and Brexit supporters to victory. Oxford Dictionaries made it the word of the year, defining it as where "objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief". But what does this new world mean for academics and scientists whose whole purpose is trying to establish objective facts? AC Grayling, public thinker, master of the New College of the Humanities, and Remain campaigner, views the post-truth world with undisguised horror. The philosopher, awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours, warns of the "corruption of intellectual integrity" and damage to "the whole fabric of democracy". Image copyright iStock "It's terribly narcissistic. Image copyright Reuters
Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism
Summary: This resource will help you begin the process of understanding literary theory and schools of criticism and how they are used in the academy. Contributors:Allen Brizee, J. Case TompkinsLast Edited: 2011-10-19 02:30:18 Note: Structuralism, semiotics, and post-structuralism are some of the most complex literary theories to understand. Linguistic Roots The structuralist school emerges from theories of language and linguistics, and it looks for underlying elements in culture and literature that can be connected so that critics can develop general conclusions about the individual works and the systems from which they emerge. Patterns and Experience Structuralists assert that, since language exists in patterns, certain underlying elements are common to all human experiences. Moreover, "you are also engaged in structuralist activity if you examine the structure of a single building to discover how its composition demonstrates underlying principles of a structural system. Sign Systems
