Teraya Paramehta

Newly minted PhD, American Studies & Ethnicity @USC. Unapologetically mediocre.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

On May 8th, the day after my defense, I walked. My chair, Dr. Dorinne Kondo, couldn’t make it, so I was hooded by Dr. Janet Hoskins, who sat in my dissertation committee. It took me a while to let everything sink in. It’s still hard for me to believe it’s finally over.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

@fortisfortuna_9 @feelemptyz @univ_indonesia Wah terima kasih loh saya dibilang rising star FIB UI. Aminin aja deh. 😛

[S @lachordablue]

Made this myself, maaf kalau kurang rapi, not a professional editor. Feel free to use #ResetIndonesia
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[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

@asepsuperpoet Bayar.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

@Adriandhy Ini harus masuk media mainstream sih. Please do something @NarasiNewsroom @CNNIndonesia @kompascom @detikcom @TirtoID @kumparan

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

@1102s_k Mbak Erina, kalo beli roti jangan di Grand Central Market, di Koreatown aja lebih murah #mantananakLA

[sarasdewi @sarasdewi]

Bali sedang tidak baik-baik saja. Pernyataan sikap warga:

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

After spending 9 years in grad school, one of the most valuable takeaways is that taking the ethical implications of our work seriously is everything. Many of us want to be a hero by creating new knowledge, but few realize that we can also be complicit in destruction.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

Sounded like me 7 years ago before I started my PhD. According to my peers & committee, my dissertation is novel in the field, but whether it makes real contribution to humanity is up to the world to judge. I was just trying to reach the finish line in one piece. #stayingalive

[Faris Abdurrachman @farisrachman_1]

Why would someone doing a PhD argue the novelty of your research topic is not important? Like, what are you doing? The point of a PhD is to contribute to humanity's set of knowledge.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

Just because it’s novel, doesn’t mean it can contribute to the greater good of humanity. There’re many researches out there for the advancement of technology without taking into account the ethical & moral consequences of the invention. No need to look too far back in history.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

The UK government has revoked the student visa of Dana Abuqamar, a Palestinian law student and leader of the Friends of Palestine Society at the University of Manchester, following her speech in a university demonstration. Abuqamar said that her visa was revoked on the grounds of 'national security', with authorities citing her as a risk to public safety.

Abuqamar revealed that she had lost at least 15 relatives in Gaza when the Israeli army bombed a three-storey building in the besieged enclave.

[Jay Handlin @jayhandlin]

For the first time, this is what a Master’s degree looks like.

Today, my daughter #RachelHandlin became the 1st person with #Downsyndrome to earn a graduate degree.

In the world.

Ever.

Rachel says: “I won’t be the last.”

@CalArts BFA 2020.

@PrattInstitute MFA 2024.

Legend.

[Christine M. Slaughter, PhD @cmslaughter]

It's not just 'a woman' this is Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard.

[Dorinne Kondo @DorinneKondo]

On Friday the American Studies and Ethnicity Department sent this letter to USC’s President Carol Folt and Provost Andrew Guzman to decry the University’s response that has unleashed violence upon the students and faculty who are peacefully protesting against Israel’s genocide of Palestinean people in Gaza.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

On May 8th, the day after my defense, I walked. My chair, Dr. Dorinne Kondo, couldn’t make it, so I was hooded by Dr. Janet Hoskins, who sat in my dissertation committee. It took me a while to let everything sink in. It’s still hard for me to believe it’s finally over.

[Teraya Paramehta @TParamehta]

Back on X after a veeery long hiatus. I’m happy to announce that I am finally PhDone! Defended my dissertation successfully on May 7th, 2024. #PhD #PhDChatter #PhDJourney #Dissertation #PhDStudent #PhDCandidate

[Veronika Kusumaryati @VKusumaryati]

I have a section on #Kissinger's role in West Papua here: https://t.co/Yh8KiHwTTJ . (10) #Kissinger

[Veronika Kusumaryati @VKusumaryati]

#Kissinger sat in Freeport's board since at least 1988 as an individual and through his consulting firm, Kissinger Associates. Freeport is the largest gold mine operating in West Papua until today (3)

[Veronika Kusumaryati @VKusumaryati]

#Kissinger played role in the colonization of West Papua. In 1969, as an advisor to Nixon, he wrote“The
West Irian ‘Act of Free Choice’ will be underway during your visit. It consists of a series of consultations, rather than a direct election, (1)

[@aohsusometimesy.bsky.social @AOHSUsometimesY]

Have any R1 tenured scholars written publicly about the moral injury of running PhD programs -- mentoring, supporting, encouraging fantastic students -- knowing that the jobs have dried up?