A year ago today I started this blog. I had no idea what I was doing or indeed what this blog would be about. I started in prose and wrote about Esther’s challenges and (small) triumphs working within higher education in the UK. These accounts are largely autobiographical, with nods to anonymity through pseudonyms of … Continue reading One
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Bridging The Gap
Somehow, almost without realising it, a year had passed since Esther left Brennan. In the first six months, Esther applied for numerous research jobs, received countless rejections and battled her total inertia and disinterest in writing academic articles based on fieldwork from a million years ago. On a whim she took up writing poetry. Rhyming … Continue reading Bridging The Gap
Invigilating
Exam hall stress, exam hall strain, Invigilating for three hours is an occupational pain. Students rustle their papers, give their pens a quick chew, Return to the questions inwardly cursing at you, They never showed up to the lectures you gave, Now here they sit panicking, hoping for a brain wave … One student … Continue reading Invigilating
Barefoot Sociologist 