Apologies if this is banal! Thanks to the session chairs, who gave very good advice and support. What advice to other people have?? Before Be realistic about how much material you can get through (how many slides, how much theoretical ground you can cover) Black text on white background is good. White text on... Continue Reading →
Ways to (D)Phil your brain – SPRU’s 22nd student conference
What follows is in no way an “official” (nor even necessarily entirely accurate) account of the two day event for PhD students at the Science and Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex. First off, thanks and congratulations to the 1st year cohort of students who organised it. The Monday started with brief opening... Continue Reading →
Hookworm and the class struggle…
Wow. It's almost as if there is a long-running class war where the rich try to demoralise and demean the poor, kick them in the teeth and then blame them for not having a nice smile. I know, I know, crazy conspiracy theory... "Bringing a condition under human control often poses a challenge to old... Continue Reading →
Invisible women, slow violence and academic lacunae(?) #Manchester University lecture
The lecture - about the high cost of cheap clothes - was brilliant. It was frustrating, for a reason I could only put my finger on after the Q&A (l’esprit de l’escalier). The Global Development Institute of University of Manchester is putting on a two-day workshop. Tonight’s seminar, “Global Value Chains, Market-Making, and the Rise of... Continue Reading →
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