Hmm...

It is possible that 'Supervisor A' was not being entirely honest with you. Perhaps they had an ulterior motive to trying to persuade you not to apply for a PhD with them? Perhaps it doesn't interest them. That doesn't mean that it's not doable or could even make a seminal contribution to mankind...

As to whether or not to mention 'Supervisor A' to 'Supervisor B' I'm not too sure. But by the sounds of things 'Supervisor B' is supportive of your ideas and so perhaps he is a keeper!

Hey,

Could you search articles written by the first author for the surname of the second author on Google Scholar? Of course, if the first author has a popular name, such as Paul Smith, there might be some difficulties...

Hey,

I wouldn't tell your new supervisor why you wanted to change supervisor. It is more than likely that your old supervisor has had a quiet word with your new supervisor. But I think it's best to just let this go. Sometimes supervisors and PhD students fall out. Everyone knows that. I think if you go in there trying to prove you are right and your supervisor was wrong it'll only cause even more hassle. Lecturers tend to cover each others' backs. Best to just keep your head down and get out of there as soon as possible with your PhD.

Are you being serious about the need to have "Jewish blood for sciences"? Irony doesn't come across very well on the internet. I hope for your sake I've misunderstood your comment.

Hi,

You said any suggestions, so...

How about changing your field? So, instead of human geography moving into international management? There's more jobs in the business school. In short, publications win prizes...

We had a talk from an editor of the 'leading journal in the field' the other day. He started off in philosophy. Published his PhD as a book. Moved to politics. Got made redundant for not publishing journal articles. Moved in to the business school. Started from the bottom as a very low ranking research assistant. Learned the ropes. Published in journal articles. Then moved around a few different business schools...

I guess, intellectually your PhD would be more challenging than many of those in the business school. You might have to shift your emphasis a bit. But business schools tend to be broad churches...

Hey,

If you wanted to be 'objective' you would go down the same route as those that advocate anthropology is a 'science'. While if you wanted to be 'subjective' you would go down the same route as those that advocate anthropology is an 'art'.

But seriously, even if you "simply report what was observed" your (literal) perspective is subjective in that it highlights some aspects over others. Like Haraway says, there's no such thing as a God-view: an innocent view from no-where.

Relating to this, I guess you've read Geertz's piece about winking and blinking?

Hey,

I assume plenty of people have made seminal contributions to science and not been awarded a Nobel prize.

Besides, the Nobel prizes are a tainted brand! Look at all the fuss over the "peace" prize and "memorial prize" for economics.

Hi,

Obviously it's difficult to say without having more details, but of course I understand the need to stay anonymous means that sometimes sound a bit too general.

But as Lexika says, you have an empirical contribution which might refine the theory in some way. Second, you might also make some sort of methodological contribution. So, how precisely can the model be mobilised? What about some sort of theoretical contribution, something along the lines of the model not being 'universal'?

Hi,

I would in the first instance speak to someone from your SU / Admin / Graduate School about your possible options, such as the appeals procedure.

Hi,

I guess if you want to be a business analyst in a company if your MA is from a 'prestigious' university then the MPhil might not count for a lot. Likewise if you're looking to start your own business.

I'm assuming that whether you're a full-time student or not isn't going to have an impact on your visa status. Obviously I don't know your situation and I have only thought of this because you said your fees are £7k.

However, I wouldn't be rushed into any decisions. My university allows PhD students up until the end of Oct to decide if they wish to continue.

Hi,

I would guess the best place to start is to work with institutions that are already here. So, for example, I've seen some great work by PhD students within the BSA Digital Sociology stream.

I would guess it would also help if you are ultra specialised and in a new and up coming area.

Alternatively, if you were looking to arrange something within your own university, I guess it would be just a case of social connections. We had a really quite good event at out place between STS people in sociology and STS people in the business school that was arranged by two PhD students from each of these depts.

Hi,

Personally, I would stay clear of this.

Book reviews, generally, are quite easy to get hold of so I don't think the benefit is worth the risk.

Hi,

I agree with TreeofLife, but obviously try not to overstate the issue to the sups.

I'm not sure what discipline you're in, but am guessing you're lookin to do something ethno / participant-obs. If so, I'd squiggle down somewhere how your research access negotiations have progressed, regressed and will hopefully come back round again shortly. This could form a significant part of your methodology if you're going to do something reflexive...

Massive congrats!!!

How about instead of creating your own intellectual framework from scratch you modify a framework that's already out there? Say either neo-institutional theory or Actor Network Theory? Maybe even neo-institutional theory and Actor Network Theory, which is pretty much what Nigel Thrift does. Both of these foreground certain aspects over others, but then at least you are engaging with some overarching 'theory'.