More Fieldwork!
I didn’t expect I’d be using this newsletter much more; it was created to share my fieldwork journey in 2023 and I haven’t been doing that lately. I’ve...
Félix González-Torres at the NPG
This post is not, strictly speaking, about my PhD studies - but I did fieldwork at the National Portrait Gallery, and Félix González-Torres is one of my...
Comments on the work so far
I don’t send here often, so I figure it’s okay to share a little thing like comments my supervisors gave me on my latest paper. Supervisor 1: by the way,...
Money matters
I forgot something in my previous email. Thought about it while writing, forgot it again before hitting send. That’s the way it goes, right? Thanks, ADHD...
It's been a minute...
I’ve been going through a rough spot for a few months, and I really feel like I’ve fallen behind. Based on my prior email, I’ve been feeling like that for a...
I'm still writing a bit...
If you've been wondering where I went, the answer is nowhere! I've just been a bit slow producing anything worth sharing. I've had some things going on over...
Onward to analysis
I just finished a Zoom call with my supervisors, and I feel like I know what's next. First, my biggest lesson from Colorado Springs: don't listen to hearing...
Focus groups are complete!
The fieldwork is all over now...almost. I'm headed to Colorado Springs this weekend to visit the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum for a practice review,...
Catching up!
What a whirlwind it has been! I attribute my lack of updates to "travel brain," in which I am feeling very disconnected from real life. I am doing all the...
Checking in from Berlin
I have good news! My stress level dropped precipitously once I got to my hotel in Berlin. And now that I've had my first meeting at the Jewish Museum, I'm...
The night before
If I told you I wasn't nervous, I'd be lying. I've been working for three years to get to this point: conducting literature reviews; developing my...
Ottawa: Part 2
Sorry - I never sent part two of Ottawa! It went beautifully. Seriously, I could not have asked for more. One person dropped out at the last minute, but one...
Ottawa: Part 1
I am so very excited to tell you that things are going great in Ottawa so far. I only got four hours of sleep the first night, but I still managed to have a...
It's not like I was planning to sleep or anything
I wish I could be the bearer of better news. For me, mostly. I wasn't planning to email until after tomorrow's interviews at CSTM, but I'm dismayed enough...
Data collection has begun!
I'm so excited to report that I've collected my first data. Last week, I interviewed Saisha Grayson, the curator of Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic...
Getting the gears back in motion
September was a pretty terrible month, but it is just about over, and I'm getting the gears back in motion! I have no interest in ever getting COVID again,...
An inauspicious start
Many of you probably already know this, but for those who don't: I did not go to Ottawa this weekend. I stayed home with COVID. It was my first time getting...
Fieldwork sites and planning
Finally, it's time to talk about my fieldwork! I just had a Zoom meeting this morning with the director of my first fieldwork site, so I'm super excited...
The journey so far...
Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket? Distilling three years of work into a single email feels impossible, but let's give it a shot. I am...
Why a newsletter?
When I started my PhD studies three years ago, I was only getting one email newsletter that I actively enjoyed - Laura Has a History, from a friend I've...