Challenges of Writing a Dissertation

Show notes

Writing a dissertation can bring up some challenges along the way, so we want to give you some insight into how to best tackle them. For that, I talked to Stefanie Haacke-Werron, an expert in academic writing and PhD coaching from the Writing Lab at Bielefeld University. We will start at the beginning with how to write a proposal, and talk about, among other things, feeling stuck, asking for feedback and how to stay motivated. By the Way: The Writing Centre offers many resources to support researchers, including personalized consultations and intensive seminars on academic writing. You can find their Website here: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/einrichtungen/schreiblabor/

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Enjoy today’s episode!

Some Reading Suggestions from Stefanie:

• Hjorshoj, Keith (2001): Understanding Writing Blocks. Oxford University Press.
• Silvia, Paul (2019). How to Write a Lot. A practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. Washington: American Psychological Association.
• Murray, Rowena (2017). How to Write a Thesis. London: Open University Press.
• Becker, Howard S. (2020): Writing for Social Scientists, Third Edition. How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article. The University of Chicago Press.
• Abbott, Andrew (2014): Digital Paper. A Manual for Research and Writing with Library and Internet Materials. The University of Chicago Press.
• Kraus, Alexander (Hg.); Kohtz, Birte (Hg.) (2012): Geschichte als Passion. Über das Entdecken und Erzählen der Vergangenheit. Zehn Gespräche. Frankfurt/New York: Campus.

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Credit:

Guest: Stefanie Haacke-Werron

Producer/Host/Post Production: Nicole Käufler

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