here's how it goes

[hawkwing_lb]

I'm heading off very very early tomorrow morning to Greece.

There are a number of things I'm worried about, and a number of things I have to do while I'm there. For my own research, I'm trying to get permission to look at archives from the EFA, and from the Archaeological Society as well. (Advice, dear internets, on convincing the nice Greek people to let me look at their archaeological reports?)

The other thing I absolutely must do is accomplish what my postgrad handbook instructs me to do by mid-April:

1. A draft chapter of between 8,000 and 10,000 words. This chapter should display the
levels of research, critical analysis and originality commensurate with research at
doctoral level. It should not merely be a general account of the topic, nor an
introduction.

2. A detailed plan of work for the following year. This research plan should be
approximately 1,000 words long.

#1 rather terrifies me. Critical analysis! Originality! Eeeep!

(Yes, I knew coming in I need to accomplish this. It doesn't make it any less terrifying in practice.)

Also, by Wednesday night, I need to revise my FAoD yet again.

So. If I am screamy and scattered? Be a little patient with me.

Now, I'm going to spend the next four hours playing Skyrim, since it's the last chance I'll get.

Comments

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry I'm late in responding - the pressure of work & time...

Can you not get a reference from your department or your supervisor which you can send to the Greek authorities? I found it very straightforward to get access to museum collections like the BM and other regional institutions because my supervisor knew the curator of the Bronze Age Collections. I'd also dug on a site the aforementioned curator was excavating once upon a time. With that combination of factors, the rest was easy. And am I right in thinking that you're only wanting access to the paper archives and not the actual artefacts???

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the best of luck with your research! Have a good time!!!

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Paper paper paper.

It should be straightforward enough. I just flail. Flail!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Deep breath. Count to ten. You will get along just fine! You've worked hard, you've come this far along that tough winding road that is a Phud. As they'd say in Star Wars, 'STAY ON TARGET!'

Hmm... I wonder what that is in Greek???

Hope the weather's better than it is over here!

[helivoy.livejournal.com]

A letter of reference or an e-mail from your department chair or your thesis supervisor should work as it works in the rest of the world.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for the Archaeologiki Etairea to tell me what they want.

[helivoy.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I'll be there myself in mid-April, pity we missed each other!

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

I'm here til May. :)

[helivoy.livejournal.com]

Send me some contact info, perhaps we can coordinate a get-together.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

My email's bourkeen@gmail.com.