March 2011
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February 2011
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abbyjean:
shedreamsofwar:
i notice two things about this video, tell me if i’m imagining this.
for one thing, the body language is vastly different between the two boys. the white kid looks completely at ease - he’s just kneeling on the ground, minding his own business - whereas the black kid seems less sure of himself - he glances around often and he never seems to find a comfortable...
Federalize public higher education. Cary said this would cost $60 billion, a...
– Across the Freeway from the MLA: Notes on the Counter-conference
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justsara:
The Disgruntled Academic: Mental Health and Graduate School
In reading what Disgruntled (not to be confused with TheDisgruntledGradStudent) reblogged, I come to realize that I am in an incredibly nice* program, and for that I am immensely grateful.
I can safely say that while I do not trust everyone in my department, I have the handful of friends— yes, friends, I can trust. I...
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on being a grad student
The impetus for this post was a question: my friend asked if i knew of any blog posts that dealt with the question of mental health issues and graduate school. After not really recalling anything, I thought I’d write some thoughts down. Clearly, my perspective is colored by the various social locations i inhabit, and, among other things, from my own educational experience having attended...
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It is said that the history of peoples who have a history is the history of...
– Pierre Clastres, La société contre l’état
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faithampersandbegorrah replied to your photo
From a past semester eval: “Faith rocks! She’s the crack rock of teachers.”
The world kinda just needed to see this.
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