#degree quest

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By far the best part of historical research is finding two people who said the same thing 200 years apart and I get to slam the opinions of a rich aristocrat and a tumblr blogger together. 

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I’m rummaging around in archives for photographs of radio use which - while mainly boring - sometimes produces gems like this.

Just three gal pals listening to some tunes. 

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Oh shit I got my unit results back and I just scraped a high distinction for all my units I have worked so hard having a full time job and being at uni full time simultaneously (and also juggling brain problems and crippling grief) I can't believe it's kind of working and I might manage first class honours after all One semester to go

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So the first reading for my Honours group was Heidegger 

I would have even accepted Derrida’s garrulous discourse - but HEIDEGGER?

A MAN WHO IS NOT ONLY INCOHERENT IN THE EXTREME, BUT A LITERAL UNAPOLOGETIC N A Z I ? 

heiDEGGER

I understand the argument that much is lost in their translation, but his works read like they were translated by a man yelling the original German lectures - from inside a wind turbine - to a Frenchman (on the moon) who is trying to LIPREAD HIM and happens to know only a handful of English words, three of which are variations of the word ‘thing’

I look into the eyes of children - now rendered pure by not having been subjected to Heidegger - and I WEEP FOR WHAT I HAVE LOST 

oh truly did folly rode wildly on the tiger of youth - I did not see my pre-Heidegger days for the gift that they were

I HOPE HEIDEGGER IS IN HELL BECAUSE WHEN I DIE I WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO D E S C E N D AND FIGHT HIM FOR ALL ETERNITY 

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why am I paying 3 grand for a unit in which the professor exclusively refers to photos as “pix”

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god i’m in week one of my masters because apparently a joint bachelor & honours degree isn’t enough to get me out of retail

i’m so sick of academia none of it’s real 

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ughughughhguh i have to formulate another research proposal as part of my masters 

i already wrote a dissertation for my honours i don’t wanna do it agaaaiiin

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I’m having such a hard time deciding on my thesis ugh. Help?

1. The history of urban gardening in Australia 

PROS: I enjoy it. It’s a less common choice for applicants, so it would stand out from the rest. It’s local aspect might endear me to some kind of job opportunity?

CONS: Could get tired of it quickly. Restrictive in its scope.

2. A social history of the Age of Sail

PROS: Definitely the area of history that I know the most about. Plenty of options for a topic. Probably the era i’m most interested in. 

CONS: Not local, would probably have difficulty finding a mentor for it. A topic which is common, not sure what ‘new’ information my research would reveal. Maybe too broad also. 

3. Science Fiction’s portrayal or utopias/dystopias and what they reveal

PROS: I know a lot on the topic; I know for a fact that the head of the history department would volunteer to be my mentor. Would get to do a joint honours in english too (very desirable, double the choice in classes)

 CONS: Not local, perhaps not practical either. I’m aware that this topic has been covered before, not sure what new thing I could reveal.