Tag Archives: ontology

research as/in everyday life

Posted on June 13, 2016 by pat thomson

A few weeks ago I was sitting with a group of professional musicians. Not my usual company. It was actually a seminar for musicians undertaking practice based PhDs, and I’d been invited to talk, along with @minxmarple, by @annscottpiano. My … Continue reading →

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do we ‘collect’ data? or – beware the ontological slip …

Posted on March 11, 2013 by pat thomson

A post where I have a small rant about one of my least favorite research expressions… We’ve all heard of a Freudian slip. This is where we inadvertently say something that unintentionally reveals an unconscious, or repressed, feeling, idea or … Continue reading →