As some of you may know, I worked at a university before I made the transition to training and adult education. I’m often asked if, and how, the two sectors are different. Yes, is my answer, they are very different and often interestingly so.
Tag: academia
Coastal Environments in Popular Song: An Author’s Experience
After many months of waiting, the latest book I’ve contributed to has now hit the stores. Coastal Environments in Popular Song explores how coastal communities around the world use popular music to discuss pressing issues such as climate change, gender inequality, and (post-)colonialism.
An Overview of 2021: Writing and Research
lf-promotion indeed, but this year has been anything but easy, so I’m allowing myself to be indulgent. Especially because some of the projects that have finally seen the light of day this year have been years in the making. Seeing them come to life in the middle of a global pandemic has given me hope and a renewed sense of optimism.
Conferencing Goes Digital: Some Thoughts on Virtual Academia
After everything else I had planned for this Spring got cancelled, I was delighted to be offered the opportunity to present at the BAAS Digital Dialogues series. Basically a virtual version of the BAAS Annual Conference, which was due to run in Liverpool in April this year, the Digital Dialogues allow academics to share their ideas in a virtual environment to benefit from each other’s feedback and generate new ideas.
Resources for Independent Scholars: Some Ideas
If you lose your university affiliation because you are between contracts – and who hasn’t been in that situation at some point? – you may find yourself in academic limbo. With papers to write and research to do but no access to the databases and journals you need to do it with. Luckily, there are ways to work around this. I’m sharing some of my finds for everyone’s benefit and enjoyment.
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Rereading Stephen King: A Research Report
King’s central position in contemporary cultural imagination alone merits a proper look at his work. Sure, other authors have written novels that are more aesthetically pleasing, literarily challenging, or thematically groundbreaking. But the fact that his books just keep selling and selling suggest that King is on to something.
Other than that, I’m simply a massive King fan and will jump at any reason to revisit some of his books.
On the Benefits of Doing Nothing: Some Reflections
Some musings on the benefits of holidays and doing nothing from a former compulsive worker. What’s to be gained by taking it easy?
Academic Publishing: Five Writing Tips
With my book ready for publication, now seems like a good time to reflect on the long journey towards its… Read more Academic Publishing: Five Writing Tips
Extreme States: The Evolution of American Transgressive Fiction 1960-2000
My first monograph has been published by Routledge / Taylor & Francis in 2019. Preview and order via the publisher’s… Read more Extreme States: The Evolution of American Transgressive Fiction 1960-2000
Finishing an Academic Monograph: What I Wish I’d Known
After years of preparation The Book is almost done. I’m tying up loose ends, doing the mundane and boring little… Read more Finishing an Academic Monograph: What I Wish I’d Known
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