PhD Warriors by Filippo Bagnasco https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f A place to share, ask, meet, and defeat those PhD monsters! en-us 2021-04-28 17:58:28 UTC 2026-02-17 04:15:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f525.png Filippo Bagnasco fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470425197 I'm working on a dissertation titled “The Representation of Masculinities in U.S. Blank Fictions.” It deals with the representation of masculinities and aging in a particular genre of U.S. fiction called ‘blank fiction’, which is a genre that emerged in the late 1980s and mostly deals with transgressive themes such as sex, violence, drug abuse. It also features typical post-moderns concerns such as consumerism, commodification, and urban environments. I’m in my second year of the PhD program.]]> 2021-04-28 18:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470425197 Nina Reibenschuh fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470436658 I’m in my first year of the PhD program, my current dissertation title is “Interamerican Perspectives on Exclusion and Inclusion”.
Besides my PhD studies, I am also working as a teacher and  I am therefore interested in narratives  that can be used in the classroom. I would like to combine a theoretical and empirical approach (e.g. interviews with students) in my research.]]> 2021-04-28 18:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470436658 Besmir Shishko fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470438139 I’m in the third year of my PhD studies and currently working on my dissertation titled  “Mediating Individual and Collective Identities: Paula Huntley, Alice Mead and American Perspectives of Kosovo." In short it focuses on how American authors Paula Huntley’s and Alice Mead’s individual and collective identities are mediated through different approaches and present insights into past trauma and present challenges on an individual and collective level regarding their analytical experiences in Kosovo. ]]> 2021-04-28 18:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470438139 Nicole Haring fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470439828 I’m officially in my first year (however, I spent last academic year in the U.S. and took some PhD classes) and my current dissertation title is: “Inter.Narratives: Developing a Didactic Feminist Approach” and it basically deals with developing an approach for education to negotiate intersections of identity drawing on feminist theory and using literary texts to illustrate how one can deconstruct social construct such as age, gender, race, and class. ]]> 2021-04-28 18:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470439828 Mirna Maric Cindric fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470441193 I’m in my seventh year (had a job for the most of my PhD, lived in two cities simultaneously, Covid did not help) and hopefully will be having my rigorosum at the end of this year or sometime next year. I am in the process of finishing my thesis, it is written for the most part, some chapters are still to do and the thesis needs a good polishing. My topic is African Caribbean families in Jamaica Kincaid and Edwidge Danticat’s works.]]> 2021-04-28 18:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470441193 Writing the dissertation fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470443383 Regarding the writing of the dissertation, I started with the analysis of the texts, trying to keep my theory in sight as I proceed. Is this a good way to start? Should I define my theory more clearly first? Should I begin with a literature review and leave the analysis for later? Do it all at the same time?]]> 2021-04-28 18:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470443383 Getting Published fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470444702 Practical advice on getting published. Are there any differences where we should try to submit something? I believe open-access is the new shit (pardon my French :D), but in terms of journals and so on...]]> 2021-04-28 18:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470444702 Structure of the dissertation fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470446542 Proper structure of a dissertation, especially regarding the relationship between the methodological/theoretical part and the analysis.]]> 2021-04-28 18:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470446542 Research methods fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470449750 Your research methods regarding literary analysis, honed through countless years on the job. Do you begin with a theory and then find texts to evaluate/assess it? Or do you begin with a particular text and proceed to extrapolate a theory from them? Does this question even make sense?]]> 2021-04-28 18:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470449750 Teaching writing fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470451201 From personal experience and form asking around: since in the humanities what we do is write, our main tool is writing, and the way we share our research with the community is through writing: why is writing not taught? Few of us ever had a class on how to write a paper or a thesis. Few professors ever properly deal with the process of writing a paper in any satisfactory way during their seminars, leaving students to figure out something so fundamental on their own. Why? Isn’t it the job of teachers and of the curriculum to teach us how to write? If not, why not? If yes, why is it not done?]]> 2021-04-28 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470451201 Paper-based dissertation fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470452188 What do you think about a paper-based dissertation? Meaning, a dissertation made up of papers that are published during the course of the PhD program.]]> 2021-04-28 18:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470452188 On reading fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470453423 How do you read? It’s a question that never gets asked, but it’s like 90% of what we do, so I believe that it is important to think and talk about it. How do you read, how much time do you dedicate to it, do you get your hands on everything you can or do you focus on a few texts, how many hours per day do you read, what’s your relationship to reading outside of academia? And how do you keep track of your reading?]]> 2021-04-28 18:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470453423 Number of primary sources fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470456342 How many primary sources do you use in your dissertation? ]]> 2021-04-28 18:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470456342 On theory fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470457536 What is your relationship to theory? Because it’s clearly everywhere, but nobody seems to be ever talking about the ‘whys’ of theory. Why do we need theory? When do we need theory? Which theory? Do we just pick-and-mix or are there better approaches?]]> 2021-04-28 18:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470457536 Working in academia fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470458684 If you work/have worked in academia: what has your experience been?]]> 2021-04-28 18:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470458684 The future fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470459679 Usual question every 18-year-old gets asked (sorry): what do you wanna do once you are done?]]> 2021-04-28 18:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470459679 Not for Profit fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470461569 Martha Nussbaum, Not for Profit, 2010.
On the importance of the humanities. A fundamental read if you study anything but STEM.]]> 2021-04-28 18:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470461569 The Good University fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470465735 Raewyn Connell, The Good University, 2019.
On academia in general, its problems, and potential solutions. It will make you mad, but it’s a really inspiring book as well.]]> 2021-04-28 18:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470465735 The Theory Toolbox fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470466888 Jeffrey Nealon and Susan Searls Giroux, The Theory Toolbox, 2012.
An amazing book on theory. If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why theory?” this book is for you. It gives you all the tools to properly use theory in the humanities (everything that your professors never told you!).]]> 2021-04-28 18:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470466888 1lib.at fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470469607 https://1lib.at
Legally a grey area, but I don’t think the feds will come knocking at your door. It has all the books you want, PDF, ePub, or Mobi.]]> 2021-04-28 18:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470469607 Internet Archive fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470471508 https://archive.org
A wealth of materials, including videos, books, magazines, and so on. Can borrow books.]]> 2021-04-28 18:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470471508 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470474716 https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html
Amazing resource for any philosophy/theory question you want to explore. Fully citable.]]> 2021-04-28 18:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470474716 JSTOR fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470479175 JSTOR Home
Well, I guess we all know this.]]> 2021-04-28 18:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470479175 Library Genesis fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470481600 Library Genesis (libgen.lc)
A great resource to get books as pdfs (don’t tell anybody I’ve told you because I am not 100% sure what the legal status is- but it changes every PhDs life- trust me :).]]> 2021-04-28 18:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470481600 The what and the why fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470485353 This is a space where we can ask questions, express frustrations, feel stupid, and get help, or at least feel less lonely in our academic quests

I believe that in academia we tend not to ask the questions we really want to/need to ask. There is always a bit of shame, the feeling that we should already know this, the feeling that we are the only ones not knowing it, the feeling that this is a solitary enterprise after all and that we will figure it out anyway, sooner or later.

Here there is no shame, nothing is beyond asking, and everything can be shared.]]> 2021-04-28 18:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1470485353 Monoskop fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1472792821 https://monoskop.org/Monoskop
A very interesting wiki-like website with a lot of free ebooks in many languages and other materials. Especially good for theory and philosophy.]]> 2021-04-29 08:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1472792821 JAAAS fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1862317638 The Journal of the Austrian Association for American Studies (JAAAS; ISSN 2616-9533) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal which creates an interdisciplinary space for debate on all aspects of American studies. It functions as a forum for Americanists in Austria and the global academic community. Published twice a year, the journal welcomes submissions on a wide range of topics, aiming to broaden the multi- and interdisciplinary study of American cultures.

Submission Link: https://jaaas.eu/index.php/jaaas/about/submissions
]]> 2021-11-02 17:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1862317638 Purdue's University OWL fv5jhyfbvp https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1886449356 This is a fundamental resource for academic writing. It covers everything, from dissertations writing to emails to writing styles and citation guides.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html]]> 2021-11-12 11:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fv5jhyfbvp/tizqk88w71oxhw6f/wish/1886449356