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The Invisible Man
Research takes us down strange paths. I wonder sometimes if subconsciously I am heading to a place that I am not fully aware of, that all my explorations and creations are an attempt to make sense of something that continuously stays just out of reach. Time and...
Digital Humanities Workshop at the University of Liverpool (Shelley Farrar)
There is a long entrenched belief that most humanities scholars will have to be dragged kicking and screaming from their dusty tomes towards the digital age. The Digital Humanities Workshop successfully shows that whilst research in the humanities may be a little...
There Is No Such Thing As A Final Draft (Pete Kalu)
I finished a novel recently about a boy who is mad about football and who goes deaf. I sent the final manuscript off and got the nod from a publisher – they will publish it in 2015. Cue applause? If only.We dream that getting a book published will be like a ship...
How To Stare At Walls (Pete Kalu)
I’ve had another day of staring at walls. And doors. And ceilings. I’ve been reading around the critical thinker, Homi Bhabha (buzz words: liminality, mimicry, post colonial discourse, hybridity, culture). ‘Culture’ is one of the two or three most difficult words in...
Training and Development at PGR level- useful or administrative hoop jumping? (Shelley Farrar)
Having received an email confirming that my exemption from a 3-day research skills workshop request has been approved by two of the three administrative levels of hell required, I feel partly satisfied that I have ticked off the training and development tasks the...
On Unblocking French Toilets And Other Random Stuff (Pete Kalu)
I'm off to France, the long, Winter route way. Manchester- Southampton by train, overnight in a Premier Inn hotel, inc bath. Ah, the luxury! Then next morning Southampton over into France. Stay in icy, sparse house and set about cleaning it, doing routine minor...
Welcome Lunch Sep 2014: The Importance of A Good Haircut
PhD Creative Writing Lancaster Blog Entry, Pete Kalu28 Sep 14So the departmental Welcome Lunch is hoving into view. It’s a long way to go for a lunch – Manchester to Lancaster. What if it's cheese sandwiches? Should I eat beforehand? – I have heard of all the cutbacks...
Wordclouds for the launch event- Oct 2014 featuring (a) actual words spoken by panelists, and (b) stuff interloping inside my head
A personal visual reflection of the launch event- PeteThe event: Related Address The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK+44 (0) 161 306 6000 non-branded@manchester.ac.uk Connect With the non-branded...
An Introduction
Welcome to the NWCDTP blog.As NWCDTP funded students we aim to share in the experience of studying for a PhD, balancing academic study and being a part of the consortium community. We hope that this will be a place to discuss shared experiences, by creating a dialogue...