Reasons to do a PhD that seem perfectly normal (but many probably aren't):1. to ease a move to another country2. in lieu of universal basic income 3. to be diagnosed with ADHD (otherwise costly process--question of whether I would seek the diagnosis or medication if not doing a PhD... debatable)4. health insurance and free mental … Continue reading listing/ listless/ listening
Category: phding
affirmation
I have read books. Listening to books counts as reading books (NaturalReader is a godsend, as is any resource that turns books into PDFs I can feed into NaturalReader). I don't have to read everything that's been written on my topic. My experience is a valid source of knowledge. My body is is a valid … Continue reading affirmation
material girl
Spiritual materialism(s). New materialism(s). Feminist materialism(s). Queer materialism(s). Historical materialism(s). I am weary of categories, but I am excited by conversations about the possibilities of materialism as an ethical foundation. Materialism has a deservedly bad rap in the context of consumer culture, but the word, even the idea, has no inherent helpful or harming value. … Continue reading material girl
missing
A couple of weeks ago I attended a seminar about "missing voices" of women in Irish poetry. Between academics who held their subjects at an impassioned, scholarly distance, to writers who presented movingly on now dead friends, and, finally, others doing their best to fit within the shapes academia allows both for researchers and subjects, … Continue reading missing