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Becoming Most Fully Ourselves : Gender, Voice, And Ritual In Dissertations, Marilyn Vogler Urion
Becoming Most Fully Ourselves : Gender, Voice, And Ritual In Dissertations, Marilyn Vogler Urion
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open
The writing and defense of the dissertation serve both as demonstration one is able to do the work of a scholar and as a rite of initiation. In contrast to much academic writing, dissertations generally adhere to narrowly conceived notions of academic discourse. I explore this within the context of an academic community in which under-representation remains a serious issue.
This dissertation is about women writing dissertations. I draw from conversations with fifteen women, in or beyond, the process; friends’ anecdotes; published accounts; and, autobiographically, my experience. I suggest the dissertation’s initiatory role is at least as important as its …