100 days of enemy recs: 56. The Snake Fight Portion of Your Thesis Defense

[melannen]

It seems like the enemy, when it comes to the point in every academic's doctoral candidacy when they have to fight a snake, would be the snake. But of course that's not true - or rather, the snake is at most a metaphor (and perhaps an ally.) The true enemies here - the beloved enemies, trapped in a cycle of love and pain, loyalty and betrayal, for life - are the young academic and the institution of academia itself.

But the snake is a useful metaphor. (And also, of course, an actual snake.)

• RE: Thesis defense issue (2954 words) by kalirush
  Fandom: FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion Of Your Thesis Defense (McSweeney's Post) - Luke Burns
  Rating: Not Rated
  Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
  Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat, Academia, Fecklessness, Snakes, Why Did It Have To Be Snakes, Epistolary
  
  SUBJECT: Thesis defense issue



• Re: Question about snake fight (1309 words) by goseaward
  Fandom: FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion Of Your Thesis Defense (McSweeney's Post) - Luke Burns
  Rating: General Audiences
  Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
  Additional Tags: Epistolary, Academia, Yuletide Treat
  
  SUBJECT: Question about snake fight

Comments

[ivyfic]

Thank you for introducing me to this canon.

[duskpeterson]

Every academic must be preparing fanfic for this fandom. Thanks for the introduction!

[shadaras]

Such a delightful part of Yuletide/fandom in general last year. <3 Thanks for bringing it up again!

[sonia]

"Thesis defense issue" is even better on second encounter, all the little details of email addresses and department names.

I also enjoyed the work linked at the bottom: "Practical Prophecy: ethical dilemmas and mental health hazards" by hapax (hapaxnym) by https://archiveofourown.org/works/31331876

Thanks as always for the ongoing recs!

[pengwern]

Thank you for these - I'd seen this concept around but oh man that first one in particular. Incredible.

[melannen]

That first one gives *me* flashbacks and I've never even been to grad school.

[lokifan]

Oh man, thanks for the recs! goseaward's one made me laugh like a drain. And both so painfully accurate!