GenZedong

Yeah, I’m glad he was cool. Too bad I’ll probably never be taught by him again because he was a guest professor for the summer, he works at a completely different university 😭

Your comment about the PhD experience did remind me to ask my Historiography professor about today and I learned quite a bit about the process based on his experience. He told me essentially exactly what you said, that the structure is different depending on where you study. For a history PhD in the US its about 7 years and around two of those years are dedicated to taking classes, in Canada I think only 1 year, and in Europe they just throw you straight into research. I am really leaning towards studying in Europe because of the 3 year program and resources (I want those archives!). This would also require me to learn a new language so I better idk a country quick so I can start studying as soon as possible (I am drawn to Eastern Europe because of the soviet archives but I’m still debating). I didn’t ask anything about CPD or bespoke training (because I forgot) but next time I speak to a professor I will ask because I want to know more about that.

I figured I would probably still post about my experiences and research where but I wonder about how careful I would need to be, not in the dosing department since I know not to do that, but in what about my research I would be able to talk about. Because of that posts might come out more vague. Which I guess is fine but it is something I have been thinking about. In the end I will definitely continue the chronicles until its conclusion when I get my doctorate. Having a separate, more detailed blog is also something I am now considering but I still have a lot of time to think about it.

My professors seem to want physical copies of papers for detailed feedback, while the online ones are for basic notes. I haven’t had the time to hand in physical copies (because of my procrastination issues that I am still struggling with even with the advice from the Grad). My next paper I will give a printed version so I can get past this avoidance I have. I am also going to talk to my modern Europe professor about my Marx paper and see what she has to say, maybe her criticisms are the same as my self-inflicted ones. I know my main issue is not giving myself enough time for projects, and CBT has not worked for me. But your advice here is very helpful when it comes to changing my mindset around feedback, the reference to Marx actually makes it more helpful for me, I don't know why though. Maybe because it’s related to a real person. I’ll give it some time but not too long or the semester will be over lol.