Every semester will be different, yet every semester is the same. With all due respect to the Charlie Foxtrot that is the Spring of Covid-19 I think it's time to disrupt the myth that a life in graduate school is one of relaxed reading, occasional writing, and laid-back teaching. I don't know who needs to … Continue reading The Myth of Academic Leisure
Category: Graduate Life
Post-Ac-Life: Sleeplessness and Productivity
Last night a friend and I texted back and forth about the "waiting game." All of our PhD applications are in and now it's just a matter of sitting by while committees of people decide our fate. While texting, I was also checking out thegradcafe.com for information about wait times, acceptance/rejection ratios and general conversations … Continue reading Post-Ac-Life: Sleeplessness and Productivity
The State of English Studies: Scatalogical Addendum
I occasionally wonder if I take my work seriously. Sometimes, when I’m researching or writing, I find the thread of a theme and I grab on for dear life, pulling, stretching, and, ultimately, tying myself up in knots. Then (and it always happens) I get a big “shit-eating” grin on my face and slice through … Continue reading The State of English Studies: Scatalogical Addendum
Enyaraya!
While I was in Seattle, I got a chance to do a little research at the University of Washington. Their library is huge and intimidating, yet everyone was wonderfully accommodating. In their Special Collection area I was able to go through two volumes of Japanese school readers from 1908 and 1903. Near the end of … Continue reading Enyaraya!
A Playground Metaphor for Jumping In
Once again I have been allowed to use a metaphor. This is what happens when you won't give me a megaphone.