Create opportunities to stop thinking. That was the advice from a psychologist to me this week. In the midst of too-much-ness — the transition back to school, the busy preparation for a new university semester, and drama in my volunteer work — we learnt that a colleague had passed away suddenly. Sharing his loss with … Continue reading Stop thinking
anxiety
Deferred time
Image: Untitled (Clock), Stuart Ringholt, 2014 My colleagues Lilia Mantai, Vanessa Fredericks and I have a new paper published: Deferred time in the neoliberal university: experiences of doctoral candidates and early career academics. It appears in a special issue of Teaching in Higher Education on the timescapes of teaching, with several articles that I have … Continue reading Deferred time
Storytelling
I've had little to blog. Work has been a constant stream of meetings, and complex and challenging, but uninspiring, tasks. I'm listening to Classical Music for Reading while doing this work. I've been wondering: where's the story in that? This highlights a recent preoccupation of mine: the stories we tell ourselves and others about who … Continue reading Storytelling
The Slow Academic 