Clemson doctoral student produces rap album for dissertation

[Hamish Forbes]

Originally Posted by Simpsonvilllian

Clemson University Mulls Rap PhD Dissertation VIDEO | The Daily Caller

here is another article about it.

"The dissertation is really just a — man, that’s like, in a real, practical way just it’s, uh, it’s a rap album,” Carson says in a YouTube video about busting rhymes to acquire a Ph.D. “Rather than it being, like, about rap or it being about, like, spoken word, it’s actually done through those particular modes of presentation.”

I’m striving to be dope,” Carson also explains in the video. “This world of academia, or however, you know, we want to describe it, is that world not ready for that dope in its — like — uncut form?”

I wonder . . . could the good Doctor who produced this "dissertation" be functionally illiterate?

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by Simpsonvilllian

the worst part is the university is paying professors who allow a rap album as a dissertation.

Would you be ok if it was a classical music album?

[Oldhag1]

Way to cheapen the PhD process, Clemson. Those who have done an actual dissertation will assure you that this is in no way comparable.

[Hamish Forbes]

Originally Posted by spencgr

Would you be ok if it was a classical music album?

No! That would be appropriate -- maybe -- for a Dr of Musical Arts, fine arts, or something like that, but definitely not for a PhD. The PhD is a scholarly, research degree.

[L210]

Creative projects for dissertations are not unheard of, but these are usually in artistic fields. A lot of dissertations are junk anyway, especially in humanities fields that don't really require much research.

[jeffpv]

I wonder if people have done a book of poetry as a form of dissertation? If so, then I don't really see much of a difference.

That being said, I wonder what kind of actual research his rap involved. How did he cite it? :-D