If you've done ethnographic (or similar) fieldwork, what is one thing you would have liked to know beforehand to help you prepare? I'll be teaching a workshop for grad students ready to start research & I'm wondering what logistical, legal, personal etc issues to cover
Housing people, I'm looking for a movie or TV scenes that shows the mortgage and credit score process. E.g someone wants to buy a house and gets rejected because of a low credit score. Anyone?
Swiss table service is so terrifying. Like, I get nervous every time I need to order something because the waitron may/may not bite my head off. I just got lambasted for ordering โtoo quickly?โ and now Iโm expected to tip the guy? Imagine what heโll do if I donโt
People of #AcademicTwiiter how did you find PhD funding? Any tips, tricks, secrets I should know about? I have my first year funded but after that I'm on my own and frankly, I'm starting to stress. Send success stories (or money)! #PhdVoice@PhDVoice
My 3yo looked down at our crumb covered floor this morning & yelled "Papa, come sweep the floors". I was right next to him but apparently sweeping is a job for dads. When I asked what my job is he said โyou work" Looks like mission #SmashThePatriachy is well underway @momademia
@AcademicChatter Do you need to do course work? The best lesson you can learn - for your own health - is practice saying โnoโ. Coursework? No! Working on weekends? No! Working after 5pm? No!
I was moved by a panel on Beyond Extensions with @ULIP_French @InhabitationLab and @XazaarAdjame so I wrote some poems adapted from the words of the speakers. This first one is adapted from Solomon Benjamin. A thread...