Author
Williams, A.
Year
2019
Title
My Gothic dissertation: A podcast
University
University of Iowa
Discipline (uncoded)
English
Macrostructure
Topic-Based
Proposed Area of Unconventionality
(Tardy, 2016)
Modality, Rhetorical aims and strategies, Linguistic & textual form
Description and other notes
Written and creative or unconventional component. Analyses and dramatizes scenes from novels. Draws parallels between gothic literature and graduate education. First ever podcast dissertation (https://www.mygothicdissertation.com/about). As per the author, “My Gothic Dissertation was produced for the ear and is designed to be heard rather than read” (p . vii, institutional copy).
(Proposed) Degree of separation or connection between atypical or unconventional component(s) and conventional or written component(s)
Separate. Unconventional component positioned as separate from the institutional copy of the dissertation.
(Proposed) Type of relationship construed between atypical or unconventional component(s) and conventional or written component(s)
Parallel. Written component mainly functions as the institutional copy (i.e., a record) and is not the dissertation. The dissertation, according to the author, is meant for the ears (e.g., to be heard) rather than the eyes (e.g., versus being read).
Notes/Reasoning
Dissertation opens with “A Note On The Text” that reads: My Gothic Dissertation was produced for the ear and is designed to be heard rather than read. Samples are available on the author’s website (https://www.annawilliamsweb.com/my-gothic-dissertation.html), as well as through ProQuest and the University of Iowa’s Institutional Repository (https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/). (p. viii). And: “Following in the footsteps of A.D. Carson and Nick Sousanis, I have produced My Gothic Dissertation in a nontraditional format—the podcast. Mixing voice, music, and sound, I dramatize scenes from the novels and incorporate analysis through my narration. The real-life ‘Grad School Gothic’ stories are drawn from personal interviews. Much of the science of learning is drawn from personal interviews with researchers as well, though some material comes from recorded presentations that have been posted to public, online venues such as YouTube. The creative/journalistic style of reporting is heavily influenced by . . .the dual aims of engaging a broad audience and expanding our modes of scholarly communication beyond the page.” (Abs)
Discipline 2 (coded)
English
Discipline Grouping (coded)
HUM
Source
Word of Mouth
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