I’m reminded sometimes that I really believe in the methodology behind this project. Maybe that sounds silly; of course I believe in it, I’ve certainly poured enough energy into it. It’s just that the whole project is sort of a joke—I mean, it’s a kind of complicated, extremely time-consuming, pretty esoteric joke about (on?) academia. 

An excerpt from Lu’s dissertation draft circa early 2015, later revised significantly. This excerpt can be read at any time, but it is most useful as a companion to chapter 10 of Or Else.

I’ve just posted the first three chapters of Or Else. I wrote this yesterday in anticipation.

I write this as I get ready to press the PUBLISH YOUR SITE button at the bottom of the screen and finally send this project out into the world. It’s been a strange road so far, and I can only hope it gets stranger.