Dissertation

Well, I've finally finished the Summer 2003 issue of Women Writers. It's a really great issue-- Lisa Johnson did a wonderful job with the "autotheory" issue. It's our first "special issue" and I'm going to do one for the Winter issue, too, I think. I've got to put out a call for proposals... I really ought to do that now. (thinking of things to say in the call.....)


So now I have absolutely no excuse-- I should be working on the dissertation. I actually have done so this morning by reading this Buffy theory book Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy. It's a good philosphy text; it introduces concepts from basic philosophy in relation to Sunnydale & the Buffyverse. It's already proven very useful in letting me know of the existence of a place where I can get shooting scripts for the most recent season of Buffy, as well as Slayage, the "online journal of Buffy Studies." I already know about Television Without Pity, which is less useful for academic things but really interesting for a look at the popular idea of Buffy + theory & debate. So this is what I'm doing right now. Interesting, huh? And for those of you who think my whole "dissertation" thing is a scam and excuse for me to watch TV, I say "duh."


Anyhoo. Back to the readage. And maybe a nap. I think well when I'm napping-- some of my best papers ever came to me while in the twilight zone between nap & awake-- where the academic muse can find us and we're not distracted by other things. It's hard for her to get out of that Ivory Tower you know.