I did it for the CV line
The first semester of my Ph.D. program is hurtling towards the end of the semester like that pesky asteroid in Armageddon, and I’m Ben Affleck just trying to...
#selfcare
We’re about halfway through the semester, the weather is cold, we’re deep in midterms, we’re starting our final seminar papers, life is pretty hard. The...
Read Another Book
Zip Zap Zop
In 2013 I wrote this earnest Medium post Why I Left Improv and (Spoiler Alert) Why I’m Going Back. It’s a tad cringey:Things weren’t all terrible. Improv did...
How To Study in a Coffee Shop
How to study at a coffee shop Spend 20 minutes deciding where to go. Make a pro-con list of which place has good wifi, best coffee, best people watching....
Why don't more women and POC go to business school?
Excuse me, no
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Predatory PhD helpers
There are several “consultants” or businesses that claim to help people finish their PhD. This is different from a writing coach or editor. These people feed...
this, however, is me.
The Forty Year Old Grad Student@RobinHHHHHThe Spring classes are listed online- pic.twitter.com/PGqJ74JGG0October 1, 2018
I swear this isn't me.
Cultural Studies Drag Names (semi-nsfw)
Drag name ideas: The Mirror Stage Petty Bourgeoisie The Male Gaze Clit Review Claude Levi-Sass Commodity Fetish Here’s a pictorial representation of graduate...
Peer Non-reviewed
R.I.P. The Celebrity Profile Howard Zinn’s anti-textbook Our Love of True Stories Has Destroyed Our Sense of Truth Personal Identity Is (Mostly) Performance...
The Nod
The Nod is performed regularly in graduate school seminars. Just like other forms of speech, it is performative. It goes in a category along with the type of...
I found my mantra
CFP stands for can't f*ckin pretend
Call for papers, or CFPs to those of us in the industry are both a source of wonder and frustration to me. [These are open calls for submissions to academic...
All ideas are good ideas
“Hey we’re going to create a webinar for campus officials to deal with a very sensitive and emotional topic.” “Cool. Call it a ‘boot camp.’”
Peer nonreviewed
The Consolation of Genre: On Reading Romance Novels reappraising the fabulous feminist legacy of anna nicole smith Louis C.K. and Men Who Think Justice Takes...
Quiz: Should You Do the Reading For Class?
QUIZ: Should you do the reading for class? 1.How can I best gain knowledge from this class? a. DO THE READING b. Don’t do the reading. 2. How will I make the...
Point of Entry
Starting your PhD is an elite honor that so many people don’t have or don’t make it to. It’s also a point of privilege and feels like a burden to do...
Avital
I’m not sending this out as an email because some of you may already be reading this, but the Avital Ronell has continued to spark conversations. Missing in...