I tried to paste my 0% counter, but couldn't figure out how to do it:( I love the blog! This is very helpful. I have to say that I haven't been able to get a read on the single-author vs. multi-author dissertations in my department. I might go on the long 19th c. blog and ask. From what I've heard, people in the department seem a bit more worried about 1) the organization of the chapters with respect to the authors, and 2) writing about too many authors. There were a lot of groans around and exclamations of sympathy for one woman who is writing her dissertation on a particular philosophical "idea" and who has decided to dedicate a single chapter to each author and his/her relationship to that idea. The alternative would have been to divide the chapters by sub-themes and include authors as they came up within each chapter. Did all of that make sense?
In any case, it seems as though whatever strategy helps us strengthen our position, explore our possibilities, and contribute something new ... works. I'm all over the place this week, so I'm not sure I should list my goals. More later.
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