A Study Group of one does not research make!

I blog to record my thoughts and as a research diary...and your comments areĀ welcome so I am not a data set of one.

That which we inherit gramsci popular culture Apr 23, 2024

Have you ever said something and immediately thought, "Oh my God. I have become  my parent!" The inheritance of familial patterns is...

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Reflections on the eve of my Confirmation of Candidature (CoC) book club confirmation of candidature (coc) gramsci phd Jan 15, 2024

Tomorrow, my Candidature as a PhD student studying social and cultural resistance to the status quo via reading as an act of resistance, is...

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Why bother with Gramsci's wife: Julia Schucht book review gramsci phd Jan 07, 2024

In the waves of feminism, there is no separation between the personal and the political. The personal is political. I have long ascribed to this...

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What a holiday for a PhD student looks like. gramsci phd popular culture social work Dec 22, 2023

We're on a road trip to spend Christmas with our daughter in Melboure. First we flew 1500 km and then drove 1800 km. For a PhD student, this...

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