Over the summer, at a conference-closing roundtable, the discussion turned to what senior scholars could do for younger ones, with the latter meaning mostly graduate students. As neither category applied to me, I slipped out of the room for more…
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Essay: Whither Teaching in the University Novel?
Now that I have converted my doctoral thesis into a book, my critical work is moving in two directions. One looks at the questions raised during my first project, mostly related to how power, pleasure, play, and pedagogy overlap in…
Nine Ways to Prepare for the Upcoming Semester
I’m a week away from heading back to work and two from the start of classes for the fall semester, so I thought I’d share some of what I’ve learned about how to prepare for the academic year: Stock up on…
It’s all about the language
My PhD idea came to me after a mugging on a beach in Cambodia. Read the rest at from Tweet to Thesis.