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I cannot emphasise enough that my body
Is a badly designed, poorly put together vessel
Harbouring these diminishing, so-called ‘vital organs’.
I hope my heart goes first. Other Places to find me
Blathering On
Earlier On
Category Archives: academic
Pain acceptance needs more than individuals
Vox’s Impact podcast has recently released an episode on “Pain AcceptanceVox has written upon before, and I generally respect their approach to such things. This article from The Conversation is also a good summary of the background. It’s important to remember that … Continue reading
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Real World Academics
My grandfather used to call academics ‘eternal students,’ because he didn’t really see the point of academics. He saw them as these posh, rarefied beasts in an ivory tower, who didn’t come down to his level and do a proper … Continue reading
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Crip(pl)ing Pain – Poster Presentation at Encountering Pain
At the end of last week, I went to the Encountering Pain conference at UCL. The conference was really good – it was very much an interdisciplinary conference, so there were people from a range of academic disciplines, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, conference, disability, poster
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#BADD2016 – On Pain (of course) and the Personal
This post is for Blogging Against Disablism Day 2016. You should go read the rest of the blogs and check the hashtag #BADD2016 on Twitter. Massive thanks, as always, to Goldfish for organising this. When I tell people about the … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, BADD2016, blogging against disablism day, disability, pain, research
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Devotees and Disability
Last week, BBC3 showed a documentary, Meet the Devotees (on youtube for non-UK types). I, of course, got excited, but I’ve held off watching it because I’ve been: a) on thesis-writing deadline lockdown; b) enjoying a fibro-flare and thus trying … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC3, bdsm, devotees, disability, fetish, kink, sexuality
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Letting it be
One of the best – and of course, most challenging – aspects of my research is that there isn’t a lot written about pain in disability, or pain at all (especially from outside of medicine). There is some about suffering, … Continue reading
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Multiculture in the classroom
One of the things I found most challenging about my teaching this term has been teaching the topic of identity as it relates to concepts of culture, race, gender, and class. This is because the materials, and the texts, as … Continue reading
A sweary reflection
It’s been a little over a year since I’ve started my PhD. It’s been, well, mostly good. The panicking, the crying, and the sense of despair have been balanced by the joy of good feedback, a sense of achievement, and … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, bitching and moaning, disability, fibromyalgia, mental health, phd adventures, swearing
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Colonialism, English language teaching, and balancing politics with love
I qualified as an EAL teacher nearly ten years ago, as a fantastically naive eighteen year old school leaver with a promise of a job for six months, and no prior work experience save for three months as a shopgirl … Continue reading
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Tagged colonialism, critical pedagogy, dogme, EAL, ELT, English as an Additional Language, politics, teaching
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The Ladylike Punk 