Connecting with fellow SGSAH scholars aboard the Waverley, with Arran in the background. One of the things I have genuinely appreciated about being a Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) funded student is that my PhD experience has taken me beyond my laptop and university walls. As an international student, I have been … Continue reading Sometimes the PhD Needs You to Leave the Desk: My Year Two SGSAH Residential in Millport
Photo: Kristin Hardwick, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Say the words "writing retreat" to a PhD researcher and watch their eyes light up around one thing: the word count. A few days away from supervision meetings, teaching admin, and emails arriving in the background. Just you, a laptop, and a target you have been promising yourself … Continue reading What Writing Retreats Actually Teach You
I am thankful to be here. I know what this opportunity means. But knowing the weight of the opportunity does not remove the ache of the sacrifice. People often see the achievement, but they do not always see what it costs.
New resident blogger, Olivia Shaw Lovell, introduces her work, and what excites her most about contributing to this SGSAH blog space.
This week, guest blogger Laura Leuzzi dives into post-PhD life and her journey toward a postdoctoral fellowship...
This week, guest blogger Rosalind Masson shares the beginnings of her research journey, offering insight into the intersections between embodied practice and resilience after trauma...
This week, new resident blogger Emma Dorfman introduces herself as an interdisciplinary researcher and self-proclaimed theatre nerd who is no stranger to putting down new roots time and time again...
Manal Shqair, this week’s guest blogger, writes about her doctoral work which engages with the pastoralist women of Masafer Yatta, Palestine. Reflecting on her roots and the positionality of the activist researcher, Manal describes how she came to her research and her experience of carrying out interviews amid violence and marginalisation.
This week, Ceit Langhorne invites you to the world of her PhD thesis: Gaelic-speaking Scotland and its heroic tales. She explains some of the meaning lost in translation between English and Gaelic, the importance of local culture in preserving heroic tales, and how she plans to work with local communities as part of her research. Be sure to read to the end, where Ceit links to her podcast and Gaelic short film.
This week, new resident blogger Ebba Strutzenbladh introduces you to her life as a researcher, reveals what song she's been listening to in anticipation of taking up this role, and hints at some of the topics that will be dealt with by our guest bloggers this coming semester.
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