ext_8885 ([identity profile] truepenny.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] truepenny 2005-06-24 05:30 pm (UTC)

Well, remember, I've got nothing at stake. I'm not trying to get a good grade or pass exams or, god help me, get my committee to approve my dissertation. I'm not trying to get published in a journal or accepted at a conference; I'm not trying to land a job or get tenure.

Sure, it would be great if everyone who wrote litcrit articles could do it for the sheer goofy love of it, but that's not the way academia works. Also, the tone I take in my posts is inappropriate to academic writing; my dissertation advisor would never have let me by with such off-the-cuff scatter-witted blitherings.

I should post an excerpt from my dissertation and see if you find the look at me being cool undertones. 'Cause I'll bet they're there.

I'm not saying you're wrong; I'm just saying ... well, I'm not sure what I'm saying, except that there are extenuating circumstances for that tone.

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