“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part X
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part IX
“Recalled to life” ~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part VIII
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner – James Hogg
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part VII
Part VII: The Long Nineteenth Century
As my chosen research covers texts released at various points throughout the Nineteenth Century, I thought creating a timeline may assist with recognising significant events that occurred alongside the publication of these texts.
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part VI
Part VI: Language and Time
As my research is specialising in the presence of male hysteria in Nineteenth-Century literature, I need to conduct my research using language of the period to get the results I need.
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part V
Part V: More ideas
With the basic ideas for my dissertation in place and background reading well underway, I seek the opinions of my lecturers before taking my research further.
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part IV
Part IV: The Wall
31st October 2018
As I sit in the library making my way through the reading material I have gathered thus far, I hit the wall. Not literally of course, but I find myself overwhelmed by the enormity of my task.
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part III
“[T]he invention of madness as a disease is in fact nothing less than a peculiar disease of our civilization.” (David Cooper’s Introduction to Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault)
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part II
Part II:
11th October 2018
Wondering through the University of Chester library I remember a book that was recommended to me last year. The book in question is Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault. On my search for information on hysteria this seems a fairly reasonable place to start.
“Curiouser and Curiouser”: An Exploration of Research
“Curiouser and Curiouser” is a new short series of blog posts exploring the wonders and frustrations of academic research. I have recently begun my Masters’ degree and that means the research for my dissertation has also started. I do hope you enjoy this series and find it somewhat useful for research projects of your own.
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Holly Royle 