Methods
Reflections on attaining a PhD, including vivas, mock and real
Haven’t posted in a while as felt need to shut up a bit before viva. That was two and half weeks ago and I’m still digesting doctoral status – feels very quietly, deeply satisfying, an almost private pleasure. Too soon to know what difference it will make, if any, in the big wide world. Anyway [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Is hermeneutics reflexive or vice versa?
Now at the second stage referred to in last post – pasting quotes in a sequence that helps me see the structure of the argument but with me kind of out of the frame (not very reflexive at this stage). Finding it hard to weave reflexivity and hermeneutics together, they share so much but open [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )methods of writing
struggling with methodology chapter. Decided to call it research approach as the whole point is that it’s conceptual rather than empirical research, emphasising thinking over doing. I like the thinking bit best, can feel all the ideas swimming around making patterns and shadows like a shoal of angel fish. It all shimmers with meaning and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Feedback????
I realise that while this blog is attracting a fair number of browsers, especially for the papers, which is of course gratifying, there are almost no comments. Perhaps this is because I am not inviting responses clearly enough, merely describing the stages of development of this thesis. That is of course my primary aim, to [...]
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