Vernal Equinox

Finally we are moving into the light

Most viva voce do not take, I was told, two hours. Two hours is, apparently, quite long.

I’m still not accustomed to the phrase “viva voce,” which literally translates to “live voice,” but which practically means an oral exam in which a panel of professors interrogates you on your life’s work. In the United States, humanities doctoral programs typically …