Tag Archives: making the familiar strange

unlearning – a tiny reflection

Posted on October 3, 2022 by pat thomson

There’s a lot of learning that goes on in universities. Of course, I hear you say, that is what universities are about. Yes, but I’m thinking particularly about the learning that goes on during the doctorate and afterwards. On and … Continue reading →

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making the familiar strange – what’s that about?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by pat thomson

I’m doing a set of posts about writing the methods chapter/the thesis sections which address methods and methodological concerns. When writing about their research process, doctoral researchers sometimes refer to the need to deal with things that up till then … Continue reading →