Progress Update

Over the past couple of weeks, I haven't made any progress whatsoever on my dissertation. This is because of the load of work that comes at the end of the semester on a taught course. I've had several essays to write for my modules and as of last Wednesday, I am now finally finished with all of them. Progress will resume at some point soon I hope.

Progress on the Dissertation

Not much progress has been made on my MA Dissertation in terms of research. I've unfortunately had to focus on work for other classes. I've got two long essays due next week that I've been working on which means my dissertation is at a standstill for the moment. I should be able to continue with research after next week though.

PhD Funding Application

Yesterday, I completed the first draft of my PhD funding application. It is not as easy as you might suspect. I am absolutely looking forward to the opportunity to pursue my research goals, but it is certainly a grueling process getting there.

I have particular issues when it comes to the existing historiography as there really has not been much work done about the German aristocracy in the nineteenth century. I am planning a trip to Munich relatively soon so I can see what there is there in terms of local history books in the bookstores, libraries and especially the Ludwig-Maximilian-University's library. Hopefully something useful will emerge. I am also going to be looking into the archives there in Munich and the surrounding area for anything that might be of use.