Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A little closer to being completely finished with my MFA. All that's left is the oral defense and the public reading. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthor Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 You're going to be a star, Darling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 You're going to be a star, Darling. I've always wanted to be the reason werewolf fiction made a comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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discolé monade Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A little closer to being completely finished with my MFA. All that's left is the oral defense and the public reading. <3 this is so EXCITING!! i am actually really happy for you, and i don't even know you! > > gawd..i am such a dork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 this is so EXCITING!! i am actually really happy for you, and i don't even know you! > > gawd..i am such a dork. I am nonetheless overwhelmed by your support; thank you! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 My committee members include my advisor (a fiction professor) one poetry professor, and one literature professor, whose focus is post-structural narrative analysis, and genre studies. The novel-in-progress is a reflexive, very offbeat detective story. Oral defense is going to be lit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A little closer to being completely finished with my MFA. All that's left is the oral defense and the public reading. <3 Did you get it bound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Did you get it bound? I probably will when I submit it to the graduate school, but I emailed a copy to two of the profs and mailed one hard copy this morning. There's been some changes in policy regarding binding, so I'm not sure what I'll be doing until I return to campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Did you get it bound? ooooh like in moleskin? that would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 ooooh like in moleskin? that would be nice. Turns out they don't accept bound copies anymore. It's all done exclusively through ProQuest. I checked my guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_by_motorboat Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Congrats! I think I can hear the smart they teached you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Turns out they don't accept bound copies anymore. It's all done exclusively through ProQuest. I checked my guidelines. Bummer. Getting that work bound is when it feels like the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Turns out they don't accept bound copies anymore. It's all done exclusively through ProQuest. I checked my guidelines. I think that's done partially to keep things impartial. Some people might not be able to afford getting something all bound so this way, everyone hands in their work as their work and not as something wrapped in fancy. ...get it bound after it's all done. <.< >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I think that's done partially to keep things impartial. Some people might not be able to afford getting something all bound so this way, everyone hands in their work as their work and not as something wrapped in fancy. ...get it bound after it's all done. <.< >.> My school required that I get two books bound professionally before submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Bummer. Getting that work bound is when it feels like the real thing. The length of the work is only 150 pages double-spaced, which isn't the entirety of the work itself. So while it would feel done, it would also feel a little too early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 I think that's done partially to keep things impartial. Some people might not be able to afford getting something all bound so this way, everyone hands in their work as their work and not as something wrapped in fancy. ...get it bound after it's all done. <.< >.> Binding traditionally happened after defense and reading, so it's not really affecting any perspective of the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 My committee members include my advisor (a fiction professor) one poetry professor, and one literature professor, whose focus is post-structural narrative analysis, and genre studies. The novel-in-progress is a reflexive, very offbeat detective story. Oral defense is going to be lit. I wish we could see a video of this. I've seen oral defenses of other subjects, but never this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 The length of the work is only 150 pages double-spaced, which isn't the entirety of the work itself. So while it would feel done, it would also feel a little too early. How long is the complete novel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 and one literature professor, whose focus is post-structural narrative analysis ...I'm not sure I've ever heard of a more navel-gazing specialization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enad Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 All that's left is the oral defense <3 How many professors are you supposed to blow for a Masters in 2017, adjusted for inflation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 I wish we could see a video of this. I've seen oral defenses of other subjects, but never this one. It's a little like this: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq-the-snake-fight-portion-of-your-thesis-defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 How long is the complete novel? I imagine I'm about halfway done with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 ...I'm not sure I've ever heard of a more navel-gazing specialization. Post Structuralism is bae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 How many professors are you supposed to blow for a Masters in 2017, adjusted for inflation? Depends on their tenure status. There are certain poets I'd blow in my spare time tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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