War....wick/War...work

So things seem to be picking up. I had my uni induction on Tuesday and have met some interesting people. It is nice to be around people who find your ideas fascinating and can help develop and stretch them! I will be back at uni tomorrow for the second part of my induction, I am looking forward to it. I have also realised that my proposal is stronger than I thought and can only really build on it. I am very excited that the hard work I put in before, i.e., solidifying an idea, is paying off now...

I am already making headway at work about ways to conduct the research. As mentioned previously I am learning how to use computer software to create questionnaires on the student Intranet. I have spoken to a colleague, Dave, about my ideas and the dept. are interested in developing and exploring my idea. I may be able to pilot some research options discussed in about four weeks! Although I guess it will not count as my official research, it is practice none the less and things can only get better from there...

Things are really looking up and coming together. I only hope things continue in this fashion....

It's Official

I am happy, excited and also slightly nervous... I finally found out my university place to study my PhD has been confirmed! I have been preparing for it for a very long time and waiting for a response for almost 10 weeks but the research I have done so far has secured my place. I begin next week and I am looking forward to finding more about Grime music in a sociological and theological context! Watch this space...

New Technology

I am already beginning to make progress on the background elements of my research. I am learning about Hot Potatoes and creating podcasts etc. I am happy that I am doing this as it will definitely enhance my research. I assume most readers of this blog and those I'm researching will probably know how to do all this stuff already. You know the saying "If you can't beat 'em - join 'em!" I have already done a substantial amount of reading (even though there is more to go)- but I am happy with the progress made so far...

I think I had better get to looking for blogspots to follow...

Why the name...

Welcome to my blog!

I have created it as an addition/supplement to my research into Grime music and Christianity. We will just have to see how this blog develops. I chose the name 'Hallowed be thy Grime?' for my blogspot as a play on words. I love wordplay and enjoy creating double meanings or ambiguity. This one however wasn't so easy. Most Christians I assume would know 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' from the Lords Prayer (Our Father). I thought intently about this one. As a practising Catholic, a play on words about God is not something to be taken lightly- if ever! I wanted a phrase that:

a) encapsulated what I am researching,
b) was familiar/relate-able with readers,
c) got people thinking, asking questions and
d) generated interest.

It really isn't as sensationalist as it may initially seem to some. The second part of the sentence in the Lord's Prayer prayer is of crucial importance when related to the first (Our Father whom art in heaven, hallowed be thy name...). Hallowed by itself means Holy/Sacred, so in this case the distinctive phrase that I have purposefully taken out of its real context should be interpreted as Sacred/Holy Grime? Most importantly, I have phrased it as a question. I figured, if I am researching Grime and Christianity and I am trying to find ways that they can interact, surely it is a worthy question.