In this series we interview PhD researchers across the arts and humanities in Scotland. In this post, we hear from Zita Babarczi, who is a PhD researcher at the University of Stirling. Zita is funded by the Carnegie Trust and you can read more about her research on her profile page. What year are you … Continue reading 5 Minutes With… Zita Babarczi
In this guest post, Heriot-Watt University PhD researcher María de los Angeles Zapata Rodriguez discusses how sharing her research within and outwith the academic community has helped her to better understand both herself and her research, and she gives advice on how to get the most from our sharing experiences. You need to share your … Continue reading Sharing is Caring (For Yourself!): Top Tips for Sharing Your Research
In this series we interview PhD researchers across the arts and humanities in Scotland, and throughout the month of March we’re putting a special focus on women-identifying researchers. In this post, we hear from Macon St. Hilaire, who is a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow. What year are you in, and at what … Continue reading 5 Minutes With… Macon St. Hilaire
In this guest post, University of Glasgow PhD researcher Jordanna Conn explores how adaptations of comic books to film and TV shows, particularly within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, tend to leave behind or retcon important details of characters' lives or backgrounds, heavily impacting the Jewishness of specific characters. You can read more about Jordanna and … Continue reading Where Did All the Jewish Superheroes Go? The Changing Narrative of Character Backgrounds in Superhero Adaptations
In this series we interview PhD researchers across the arts and humanities in Scotland, and throughout the month of March we’re putting a special focus on women-identifying researchers. In this post, we hear from Ann Gillian Chu, who is a PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews. You can follow her on Twitter @agillianchu … Continue reading 5 Minutes With… Ann Gillian Chu
In this series we interview PhD researchers across the arts and humanities in Scotland, and throughout the month of March we’re putting a special focus on women-identifying researchers. In this post, we hear from Rukhsar Hussain, who is a PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde. What year are you in, and at what school? … Continue reading 5 Minutes With… Rukhsar Hussain
The very first time I looked at an issue of the 1825-1826 caricature periodical, the Glasgow Looking Glass, I experienced a mixture of emotions. I was entertained by the small images that conveyed so much humour. I was distracted by the detail of a print of the 1825 Glasgow Fair. I was disappointed by the … Continue reading Navigating Racism in Nineteenth-Century Visual Satire
In this series we interview PhD researchers across the arts and humanities in Scotland, and throughout the month of March we’re putting a special focus on women-identifying researchers. In this post, we hear from Emma Flynn, who is a PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde. What year are you in, and at what school? … Continue reading 5 Minutes With… Emma Flynn
In this series we interview PhD researchers across the arts and humanities in Scotland, and throughout the month of March we’re putting a special focus on women-identifying researchers. In this post, we hear from Jordanna Conn, who is a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow. What year are you in, and at what school? … Continue reading 5 Minutes With… Jordanna Conn
This week's guest post is by University of Stirling PhD researcher Rosie Priest. Here, she discusses the specific difficulties she's encountered throughout her time in academia and how the exacerbation of those issues during the pandemic encouraged her to seek help. When lockdown came in March last year, I did what I always did, what … Continue reading Challenging the Normative: Academia and Neurodiversity
