As a reaction to an idea by @hels that we have found to be a particularly good one, this thread is a first attempt at an Open Thread that, if successful, will be returning on a weekly basis.
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Dasistnichtgut ago
Metaphorical mapping of macbeth.... wikileaks Syria files. . This seems.... highly suspicious. Like code or something. No one presents info to their professors in this kind of format. Just sayin. Not sure what it means but I know people smarter than I on here might be able to make something of it. And I haven't looked into the profs yet, fyi, or the guy sending it to them. Just saw it and wanted it up. https://wikileaks.org/syria-files/docs/2103164_contextualized-metaphoric-mappings-of-macbeth.html
hels ago
Looking at the link it seems as simple as a researcher (or student) looking to put a pro-Islam spin on MacBeth after translation. Why his lines are English words is confusing since you may as well already have them in Persian.
What makes you inclined to think this has greater meaning?
Dasistnichtgut ago
1 - bc you don't submit phd level research in an email
2 - bc of the lack of coherence, it's a downright cluster
3 - bc of the subject matter of the words
4 - bc it was in the Syria files, ordinary folks don't get their emails archived by wiki
SpikyAube ago
1 - yes you do! You will send your supervisors/advisor chapters, sections, analysis etc. At least in the UK you do, and Durham is a UK university. 4 - you do get your email archived by Wikileaks in the Syria files if you have a Syrian government email address - see the sender is L Omar, and sends it from his Durham university email address to the professors and also to his Syrian government email address, [email protected]
Dasistnichtgut ago
You send work in a file, not a long, rambly, disorganized email. And anything from Syria is probably worth a look.
SpikyAube ago
You'd be surprised at how rambly and disorganised and messy and wrongly formatted a lot of students' work is!