Next year will be my third and final year at uni (for now - never say never again). As such, it's also the year I will be doing a dissertation. But what to do it on? Last time round, there wasn't a choice what I did - my class went on a 3 week field trip and the dissertation was basically a write up of those findings - findings which were collective, rather than individual. So, having to think one up on my own is a very strange experience.
I have had an idea for a possible topic, but the person who'd be prefect for it is on sabbatical for the whole year. I could see if another supervisor could be able to take me with that topic, but my gut feeling tells me I perhaps should be looking for another topic.
So, narrowing it down, I know it will be in the history field (though I also know that theology, biblical studies and history do not stand alone, but are interconnected). I'd also like to do something which is sort of useful, but I see almost all I am learning at uni as useful - if not immediately, certainly long term. And I also want the topic to be something I am actually interested in - like railways or church architecture. Doing research and writing for a 10,000 word submission on something I find really boring would not be a good idea.
Mmmh, perhaps the next week or 2 something will hit me and I'll be sorted. Then I'll need to find a supervisor. The joys!
Not sure about railways, but church architecture opens up a host of opportunities.
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But it could be something along the lines of "Do our contemporary worship spaces aid or hinder our worship?" Compare and contrast the grand churches of old, with frescoes and windows which 'immersed' you in the Biblical stories to the somewhat more utilitarian spaces we have now.
shhhh, Johh, I'm trying to convince Mrs G to look at something much more arcane... she is not looking like she needs too much convincing mwah ha ha ha :D
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