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Tag Archives: supervision pedagogies
not letting go of the text
A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I had any advice for someone who struggled to let go of their writing – they wrote but then it was really difficult to send the writing off to their supervisor. … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, critique, supervision, text, text work/identity work
Tagged letting go, Pat Thomson, supervision, supervision pedagogies, text
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are we heading for a DIY PhD?
This is an op-ed piece I’ve recently written. It’s still in press but I thought I might give it a little pre-publication outing here. The DIY theme is one I’m doing more work on right now. In the humanities and … Continue reading
