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Category Archives: time
it’s writing time
If you are a student of English literature then you will be very familiar with the paratext and the hypotext. A hypotext is an early text that serves as a source for a later one. Homer’s Odyssey was the hypotext … Continue reading
Posted in book writing, paratext, time
Tagged book writing, paratext, Pat Thomson, time
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what’s the answer to “would you like to write for this book/journal”?
I was recently asked by an early career researcher whether it was better to say yes to an invitation to write a chapter for a book, or to say no and write a refereed journal article instead. It wasn’t just … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, chapter, journal, journal provenance, time
Tagged book chapter, invitation to write, journal article, Pat Thomson
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academic travel story – on getting un-jammed
I’ve just been on a week’s leave in the south of France. Well yes, poor me eh. Anyway before we get into a discussion of whether this was a good or bad time to go or be away, Ill just … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, performativity, publishing, space, time
Tagged Pat Thomson, research, time/space
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making time to not think
Much advice on academic writing suggests the importance of routines – daily writing, finding a good place to work, working for a set period each day. The point of routines is to create a sense of writing as habituated, as … Continue reading
Posted in de Certeau, not thinking, slowing down, thinking, time
Tagged de Certeau, not thinking, Pat Thomson, slowing down, writing
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who enjoys academic work? (sshh, I do)
I found myself this week wondering if it is acceptable to come clean about what’s good about being in higher education. And just as I was thinking this three other things happened. The first was that I hung around #ecrchat, … Continue reading
Posted in academic life, motivation, pleasure, time
Tagged ecr, ecr chat, Guardian, Jeannie Holstein, motivation, Pat Thomson, pleasure
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the christmas list
I like a good list. I like the order of it, the sense of things to get done and cross off. I woke up early this morning knowing that I had to make a list because it’s nearly Christmas, the … Continue reading
Posted in academic life, Christmas list, time, work
Tagged academic work, Christmas list, Pat Thomson, time
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finding the time to blog
How do you get time to blog and tweet? This is a question I get asked a lot, as I’m sure other academic bloggers do too. The question is often accompanied by some kind of unspoken criticism. It’s as if … Continue reading
Posted in academic blogging, leisure, social surplus, time, work
Tagged academic blogging, Clay Shirky, Pat Thomson, social surplus, time
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