Hello! Hope you're all well and safe and getting loads of 100% satisfying/useful research done. I know I'm enjoying sitting indoors on the first sunny day of August that Scotland has seen this year, reading all about D.H. Lawrence's theories of the dark, intuitive "blood-self" and the intellectually clear "nerve-brain-self"...*smile* We're staying in the Borders … Continue reading Do you ever feel like your PhD is trying to kill you?
GUEST BLOGGER: Walking with the SGSAH: The ‘Thinker’ Hat of Mine (Part two)
This week's guest post comes from Matluba Khan, who discusses her experiences as thinker-in-residence at Deveron Arts, a position funded by the SGSAH. You can find Part 1 of Matluba's story here. On the verge of being overwhelmed writing my PhD thesis, I decided to go for a short writing retreat in Berwick-upon-Tweed. I enjoyed … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: Walking with the SGSAH: The ‘Thinker’ Hat of Mine (Part two)
All Change
Well hello! I’m Marianne and I shall be your SGSAH blogger for the next 6 months. To begin with, I thought it might be a good idea to tell you a bit more about myself so you can hopefully relate to the person behind the typeset. As such, I have prepared an informal statement: My … Continue reading All Change
GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2016—KATIE FORRESTER
Katie Forrester is a third year PhD candidate in the field of design at Edinburgh College of Art, and one of the scholars whose research was featured at the Research Showcase at the SGSAH Summer School 2016. Katie’s practice involves designing handmade picture books based on folklore & symbol by using stencils & manual print methods. On … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2016—KATIE FORRESTER
GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE LECTURE SERIES—DR STEPHEN GREER
Dr Stephen Greer, Lecturer in Theatre Practices at the University of Glasgow, was a featured lecturer for the SGSAH 2016 Theories of Knowledge Lecture Series, speaking on Performance and Performativity. He was gracious enough to provide us with a blog of additional new insights that supplement and expand upon his lecture. Thinking about gender as a performance can draw our attention … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE LECTURE SERIES—DR STEPHEN GREER
GUEST BLOGGER: ZINE & HEARD—GETTING TO KNOW GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY ZINE COLLECTION
Zanne Domoney-Lyttle, a PhD candidate in Theology & Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow and 2015-2016 Hunterian Associate, speaks to her experience as a SGSAH Intern working with Zines at the Glasgow Women's Library. For the previous 6 months, I have undertaken an internship funded the SGSAH at Glasgow Women’s Library, working closely with their zine … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: ZINE & HEARD—GETTING TO KNOW GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY ZINE COLLECTION
GUEST BLOGGER: FREEDOM TO STUDY ANTAGONISM AND RESISTENCE AT SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES
Mauro Di Lullo, a PhD student at the University of Stirling, reflects on his appreciation for the freedom to study in new, innovative, and even potentially controversial topics without boundaries in the Scottish doctoral community. In July 2012, I gratefully accepted a three-year scholarship from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities for my doctoral thesis on … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: FREEDOM TO STUDY ANTAGONISM AND RESISTENCE AT SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES
GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE LECTURE SERIES—PROFESSOR KATHERINE HAWLEY
Professor Katherine Hawley, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, was a featured lecturer for the SGSAH 2016 Theories of Knowledge Lecture Series, speaking on What is Epistemology? She was gracious enough to provide us with a blog of additional new insights that supplement and expand upon her lecture. What Is Epistemology? What is epistemology? A tricky … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE LECTURE SERIES—PROFESSOR KATHERINE HAWLEY
GUEST BLOGGER: WALKING WITH THE SCOTTISH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES—AN INSPIRATIONAL EXPERIENCE (PART ONE)
Matluba Khan, a PhD Candidate in Architecture and Landscape Architecture at University of Edinburgh's College of Art, speaks to the beginning of her journey toward being SGSAH's first Thinker-In-Residence, through participation in SGSAH's Policy Stories and Legacy Resources. ‘You have done a Ph.D. You have written a 100,000 word thesis. So what?’ Most PhD researchers in Arts and Humanities … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: WALKING WITH THE SCOTTISH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES—AN INSPIRATIONAL EXPERIENCE (PART ONE)
GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH COHORT DEVELOPMENT FUND—THE GRAMNet BIBLIOTHERAPY RESOURCE NETWORK LAUNCH
Sarah Stewart, an AHRC DTP Student pursuing a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in the Department of English, speaks to the success and future promise of her co-organised, SGSAH-funded bibliotherapy development event for migrant, refugee, and asylum seeking communities in Scotland. Come to our reading and writing in community event on 22 June at the University of Glasgow. When I went … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: SGSAH COHORT DEVELOPMENT FUND—THE GRAMNet BIBLIOTHERAPY RESOURCE NETWORK LAUNCH
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