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steepholm ([personal profile] steepholm) wrote2015-09-18 09:32 pm
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The Tweetable Doctorate

A Facebook friend has taken this widely-shared post in which science PhDs were invited to give "dumbed-down" versions of their PhD theses, and suggested that humanities people might try something similar. A good idea, and I thought people here might enjoy it too. Here's mine:

"Sometimes Spenser makes his ideas act like people, sometimes he makes his people act like ideas. It's not always easy to tell the difference."

Feel free to add yours in the comments.

[identity profile] sue-bursztynski.livejournal.com 2015-09-20 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
"King Arthur started in early poems as a warrior. By the time Malory came along, he was just a master of ceremonies. Why?" (My Honours thesis. I also compared him with King David. My supervisor liked that very much and it led to a fantasy story in which the young Arthur time travels and meets David...)

[identity profile] steepholm.livejournal.com 2015-09-20 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Well that sounds like a great real-world outcome from your scholarship!

[identity profile] sue-bursztynski.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. Though I haven't sold it yet(haven't found a market for it)