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D efending your dissertation
You can prepare for your orals by responding to these questions, explaining
in great detail the evolution of your thinking. Writing notes to bring with you
on the day of your orals may be useful. Certainly, you are free to refer to
your dissertation as you respond to questions which are posed. Many students
place color-coded tabs at key points in the dissertation to facilitate access to
specific issues.
Some remember the questions posed as being “picky.” For one candidate
the comment that a particular researcher’s work was not mentioned “got my
dukes up. I couldn’t understand why that was so important.” If that happens
to you, try to consider what you know about that researcher’s work and
connect it with yours, offering that you could/should have included the name
and will! If, on the other hand, you are unfamiliar with the person’s work,
acknowledge this and inquire about the connection to your own work. (You’re
not expected to be all-knowing. In fact, admitting that you do not know
everything is considered an appropriate stance.)
The oral is not totally focused on the candidate, although most candidates
assume this to be the case. Rather, orals are a unique time in the academic
calendar when professors come together to talk with faculty colleagues about
scholarly matters. This coming together contrasts with the virtual isolation of
faculty with their students d



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