The unexpected lesson

I love to write. But what I’ve learned, most unexpectedly, from this course, is that I don’t like to write for academia. I don’t like the feel of the compulsory construction and assembly of references, hypotheses and theories. I can do it and, for the most part, I do it well. But the kind of writing I’ve been able to in this course is far more suited to my sensibilities and personality. There has been no less a demand for literary quality and merit but it can be expressed in a way that is independent of the ‘who has already thought what’ framework. It’s a kinder more creative place for me to be.

And for that, Claude, I thank you very much. It has been a great lesson.