Thesis Writing Overview

party

I had a wonderful time

(13 Jan 2004 08:57)

disputation

It was a great day. I look grave in the pictures, but I really enjoyed it.

(9 Jan 2004 15:18)

finished!

I'm done! Finished! The defense was yesterday, a fantastic day. I'm a doctor! There's stories, pictures, poems. Memories. But later. Now,...

(12 Dec 2003 17:42)

press release and info

The University has set up an info page on my defense, including a press release. It's in Norwegian. ...

(3 Dec 2003 09:45)

Writing elite

In Literacy in the New Media Age, Gunther Kress reminds us (p.1) that the writing élite will oppose a transition to...

(30 Nov 2003 12:07)

Jill's story

Dr. Jill has written a long, bright story about her disputation and the following party.

(28 Nov 2003 09:29)

set topic set

My test lecture is on Web literacy and education. Suggestions are welcome!

(27 Nov 2003 09:28)

errata done

It's done. 186 typos in the thesis identified, corrected, and documented. The long, horrible list is delivered in quadruplcate to the...

(13 Nov 2003 14:47)

unanimously and without doubt

the committee finds the dissertation worthy to be defended in public at a disputation

(10 Nov 2003 13:09)

errata

I'm finished reading through the thesis.

(10 Nov 2003 11:39)

worthy

My thesis is accepted for defense!

(3 Nov 2003 11:24)

note to editors

What's wrong with APA, Chicago or MLA?

(16 Oct 2003 13:31)

where do ideas come from

I am finalizing a paper for an anthology Lisbeth is co-editing, and stuck with an excellent question Lisbeth (I think) wrote...

(10 Oct 2003 11:55)

committee

The committee for my PhD thesis is finally appointed: Profs. Gail Hawisher, J. David Bolter and Terje Rasmussen. Three excellent people,...

(25 Jun 2003 16:17)

Hall Waiting

Thanks to all kind people who have congratulated me in e-mails and blogs. Mark Bernstein is one of them, and he...

(12 May 2003 10:17)

Thesis links

I've made a list of all the sistes I have analysed or used as examples in my thesis. I made it...

(12 May 2003 10:04)

Resume

Again I can have a life -- and a blog. The thesis is submitted. It was finished at 3.30 AM on...

(7 May 2003 15:05)

2 tips for fresh thinking

Finishing this dissertation is a emotional rollercoaster. Every other day, I'm completely sad and scared, being stuck in a new...

(24 Sep 2002 15:08)

The Architext

Oh, God, that was a book I shouldn't have read. Not now. Not while desperately trying to finish a dissertation in...

(5 Sep 2002 19:30)

Writer's Block

What Mark doesn't prescribe in "Writing the Living Web" is a cure for writer's block. I've had it for over...

(29 Aug 2002 22:12)

Eureka moment

Eureka! I found it! The solution to the problem I've been dealing with for months. And it was so simple!...

(9 Aug 2002 12:16)

The Structure of Conclusions

In the process of writing a draft of introduction and conclusion to my dissertation, I read a few other dissertations with...

(22 May 2002 11:01)