Re: Amy has fallen off the edge . . .
- From: ms lynch <amy.wordnerd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:40:25 -0400
Andrea & All:
I think Andrea's worry about how her dissertation fits into the field of
comp is an excellent one, and one that I can answer with my own take, a take
I'm writing about now in my dissertation, that I hinted at in that blog
post.
The field is in a state of becoming, in flux, and part of that is the
shedding of Lit as the center and crux of English departments. We are, I
think, in the process of becoming an inter-disciplinary field, with many
interests linked together through literacy. Your dissertation is linked to
literacy--the fight for students' right to literacy, in a sense, literacy in
all subject areas that education has to offer.
That's where my head's been, anyway....
A
On 7/31/05, andrea wynn <wynn72@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I cuncur with your sentiments and Nat's, too. But I find myself (sadly)
> too distanced from Comp AND Lit right now . . . how does my diss fit? I've
> birthed a topic and now I'm having post-partum depression. I feell like my
> little guy doesn't fit in with the rest of the kids on the playground. Maybe
> I should have tried Ph.D. in sociology or history or something, cause my
> standing near comp nerds and geeks who didn't get invited to the prom,
> trying to get my idea adopted still makes me feel like an outsider.
>
> Here's the biggest problem . . . my language is failing me at a time when
> I need it most. Here you guys are, laying around my feet practically and the
> topic, its tenuous grasp on the field of comp, any discussion about it, etc.
> is still forming in my mind and I don't feel ready to talk about it. So I'll
> be ready when it's me and my German Shepherd sitting around panting. And she
> won't be any help.
>
> The closer my leaving date comes, the farther away I want to be from my
> real life responsibilities . . . I wanna make these my real life
> responsibilities.
>
> Enough of that! I've got a paper to write (you can call me Scarlett
> O'Hara)
>
> Andrea
>
>
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