Category Archives: PhD thesis

well now, i finished the chapter about neocron today. again. this time i hope that my prof is going to be content with it because i am not going to revise it yet another time. i am drawing the line … Continue reading →

now this plainly sucks. the revising of the neocron chapter turned into a complete “deleting and rewriting” task. somehow my dear prof is not convinced that the mirror stage is the key concept to gain a better understanding why people … Continue reading →

i use the last days of 2004 to revise as much as i can of the third and last chapter of my thesis. well, i can easily think of better ways to spend my time but unfortunately this job simply … Continue reading →

i am just rewriting the analysis of one of the last scenes of Minority Report where Lamar kills himself. here’s what i just wrote: Anderton gegenüber wirkt er wie eine fürsorgliche Vaterfigur und man könnte sagen, dass Lamar für ihn … Continue reading →

“i am a media scientist, not a shrink!” i am just revising a scene of Solaris where i talk about “Verwerfung” (foreclosure) and well, i should make my point clearer. however, the question per se (“what do you mean by … Continue reading →

i know that i am treading a thin line here, but i simply have to get this off my chest: i hate this whole PhD thesis stuff! it was an insane idea to start a project like this. i just … Continue reading →

i have been feeling kind of emtpy the past few days. there is no easy way to put it: i have to postpone the final exam. i am going to take it in March instead of January. it is not … Continue reading →

well, it is done. i managed to write the conclusion of my thesis today. this is generally the very last part of any paper i write and where i summarize the main points and stuff. thus i want to share … Continue reading →

done! my presentation went well and i guess it was well received too. i am definitely not used to giving presentations anymore… it was weird, i was nervous, but i think it was ok. this was basically a full dress … Continue reading →