- Scapegoating and other fallacious fun
This article was originally published on the Kluwer Mediation Blog on March 4 2022. Mediators are well acquainted with parties blaming one another for problems. Scapegoating in particular can get in the way of coming to terms, instead leading to an escalation of bad feelings and an increasingly toxic relationship. However, what is less well-known… Read more: Scapegoating and other fallacious fun - How long does it take to do a PhD in the British system?
As mentioned in my post on how long it takes to prepare and teach a graduate course in the British system, I am in the habit of tracking my time. That means I have complete data for how long it took to complete my PhD overall, as well as a break-down (‘breakdown’ being an ideal… Read more: How long does it take to do a PhD in the British system? - How long does it take to prepare and teach a UK graduate course?
Being a consultant, I’m in the habit of tracking my time—a habit I retained throughout my MA, PhD, and teaching. This means that I have a weirdly exact time for how long it takes me to research and write a 5000 word paper (50±2 hours), as well as how long it took me to complete… Read more: How long does it take to prepare and teach a UK graduate course? - Zotero note-taking workflow
I’ve previously written about a note-taking and writing workflow using mindmapping software in conjunction with Scrivener and Zotero to help organise ideas and minimise rote admin. As I’m now at the point where I can see how different schools and authors fit together, I no longer need to use mindmapping software to organise readings, and… Read more: Zotero note-taking workflow - Where are the women?—Academic conferences
I recently presented at a political science conference in the UK where I was one of 5 women presenting, as opposed to 25 men. Notably, only one of the women was an academic; the rest of us were PhD students. Giving my presentation felt oddly like talking to a wall of men who are senior… Read more: Where are the women?—Academic conferences - Why have an academic website?
I recently read a Tweet by an academic who explained the difficulty he had in gaining name recognition and citations because he had a non-Western name, and people (a) couldn’t remember it, and (b) didn’t connect the face they met at conferences with the person who’d produced the research. This is a problem, because if… Read more: Why have an academic website? - Collecting and organising dissertation readings
A lot of our MA students ask how I arrange the notes and readings for my thesis. While I can’t magically take away the processes of reading or taking notes, here is how I personally organise my readings, to help make thesis/dissertation writing easier—not to mention, try to stay on top of things, as this method… Read more: Collecting and organising dissertation readings - Way of the King
On Wednesday morning, a friend tagged me in a Facebook clip of ‘the most dangerous hiking path in the world’. I watched it, saw it was in southern Spain, and replied, “holy fuck, I’ll go this weekend!”. Thus began a highly impractical series of misadventures. I was actually already supposed to be heading to Madrid… Read more: Way of the King - Hysterical: Audinghen to Boulogne-sur-Mer
After three days and nearly 110km, day four would finally be a shorter day. My destination was Boulogne-sur-Mer, which seemed to be the last place to get an ‘easy’ connection back to Brussels via Lille. I did briefly consider just continuing to walk, ad infinitum, but my body was honestly not up to it. Also,… Read more: Hysterical: Audinghen to Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Books
Pickles and Ponies: A Fairy-Tale
“Like a fantasy cousin to Xanth” – Piers Anthony. | What happens when you take a heartless prince, a talking horse, a brain-washed princess, and a bunch of fish, and stick them all together in a world of puns? Ridiculousness, that’s what.
Will the prince manage to rescue the princess? Will he break free from his curse? And most importantly, will there be a happily ever after?
Pickles and Ponies is an adult fairy-tale (but not that kind of ‘adult’) for the jaded and the young-at-heart alike.
** Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards Finalist 2014
** “a fairy-tale for grown-ups chiseled with sweet cynicism on a bedrock of puns” – Sorin Suciu, author of The Scriptlings
In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett
“In Memory” features seventeen unique takes on the theme of memory from authors spanning nine countries and four continents. Written in dear memory of Sir Terry Pratchett and with all proceeds going to Alzheimer’s Research UK, these seventeen tales of magic (and the occasional automaton) will move you from giggles to tears and back again.
“This book is a fitting tribute to Terry Pratchett, a little man with a great big heart and an imagination that could not be constrained within the boundaries of our world. His work reached out to millions and will in the future reach out to millions more. Memory is everything and Terry will always be remembered.” – Robert Rankin
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