Welcome to Dissertation Hell: A (hilarious) Handbook for Doctoral Students
By Carol B.
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"Welcome to Dissertation Hell" is a compilation of selected posts from the Hellish Handbasket Blog, written and illustrated by Carol B. (AKA The Chronic Malcontent). Each post marks a memorable moment on her two-year journey from A.B.D. doctoral candidate to Ph.D. scholar. Humorous pen-and-ink drawings illustrate many of the posts. Carol said, "Earning a doctorate could be something only daft crazy people do. I was one of those daft crazies." At the end of 2005, in an effort to become more valuable to her then-employer (a for-profit career college), she enrolled at an online for-profit university. Her plan was to earn a Ph.D. in Marketing, thereby transforming herself into a highly educated (and highly desirable) instructor of marketing. To document her journey (and to keep from going insane), Carol started a blog in early 2012, called The Hellish Handbasket. Part diatribe, part memoir, The Hellish Handbasket blog has something for everyone, but is especially relevant (and amusing) for doctoral students.
Carol B.
Carol B. is a survivor of "dissertation hell," a scary place where you will find many struggling doctoral students cowering before their computers, wondering where to start on the massive, wretched tome we call the dissertation."Welcome to Dissertation Hell" is a compilation of selected blog posts culled from The Hellish Handbasket blog, documenting--maybe I should say, lamenting?--the journey from student to scholar to Ph.D.This illustrated ebook is for graduate students, and friends and family of graduate students, or anyone who has ever contemplated becoming a graduate student. Among the goofy yet snide drawings, nestled among the snarky chuckles, are some nuggets of wisdom to help the graduate student survive dissertation hell.Carol B. is an artist, scholar, researcher, and blogger, living in Portland, Oregon.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is a required read for anyone deciding to pursue a doctorate - before pursuing said doctorate or for anyone that has a significant other considering or in full sail. Carol B. outlines the hard realities of the doctoral dissertation journey in which those of us that have pursued can relate. Carol said it most eloquently that the journey is about learning survival skills. Passive chairs, absent committee members, and the musical chairs some establishments of higher education play out come to life in her memoir. The classes and comprehensive exam are the easy parts. The dissertation leaves a lot to be desired.
Mark R., Ph.D.