Words
How many words shall I write for my thesis?
A common thing to do in the Netherlands, in the field of history , is to write 80.000 words.
What is a common thing to do in Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland? I have to do some inventory.
Elmer Sterken, the head of all professors of the University of the city of Groningen (RUG) has this opinion that historians write books who are too thick. His argument is: who read these books anyway?
Point taken.
I heard my promotor say once, in the first year of my phd process: ' O, the thesis, well, this will end up in one drawer or another.'
Uh?
In the beginning of this year, I received a free copy of the thesis one of my former phdgroup member wrote. The book looks very nice, the content is vey interesting. But, I haven't read it through.
So, what to do now?
I never had this ambition to make a book. Although I love books. I had this ambition to gain a better understanding of green architecture on planet Earth. Well, this is sized down to get a better
understanding of plants, cities and Europe, since green and architecture are too multiplied
understandings for doing history. And, no nonsense, please. The facts!
What if I write my thesis as a blog.
And
What if I write 40.000 words in Dutch and 40.000 words in English?
Wouldn't that be a winwin situation, with probably a higher readers rendement, a higher 'society' output than writing 80.000 words in one language and hide all these words in a book, one has to purchase first, which mean to make money for it first. Meaning, you have to be industrious first, busy. On top of that, I really like information to be free. Accessible.
My argument is, that the more calm one is, the more accessible for information adaption.
And this blog has a regularly read of 40 already. The graphics show me that the most readers are active late at night.
So, there are people who want to know. I feel that as very rewarding, already.
What drawer?
How many words shall I write for my thesis?
A common thing to do in the Netherlands, in the field of history , is to write 80.000 words.
What is a common thing to do in Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland? I have to do some inventory.
Elmer Sterken, the head of all professors of the University of the city of Groningen (RUG) has this opinion that historians write books who are too thick. His argument is: who read these books anyway?
Point taken.
I heard my promotor say once, in the first year of my phd process: ' O, the thesis, well, this will end up in one drawer or another.'
Uh?
In the beginning of this year, I received a free copy of the thesis one of my former phdgroup member wrote. The book looks very nice, the content is vey interesting. But, I haven't read it through.
So, what to do now?
I never had this ambition to make a book. Although I love books. I had this ambition to gain a better understanding of green architecture on planet Earth. Well, this is sized down to get a better
understanding of plants, cities and Europe, since green and architecture are too multiplied
understandings for doing history. And, no nonsense, please. The facts!
What if I write my thesis as a blog.
And
What if I write 40.000 words in Dutch and 40.000 words in English?
Wouldn't that be a winwin situation, with probably a higher readers rendement, a higher 'society' output than writing 80.000 words in one language and hide all these words in a book, one has to purchase first, which mean to make money for it first. Meaning, you have to be industrious first, busy. On top of that, I really like information to be free. Accessible.
My argument is, that the more calm one is, the more accessible for information adaption.
And this blog has a regularly read of 40 already. The graphics show me that the most readers are active late at night.
So, there are people who want to know. I feel that as very rewarding, already.
What drawer?
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