In the ‘inbetween’
I’ve just started reading ‘deaf subjects – between identities and places‘ by Brenda Jo Brueggemann. So far, up to p.16. However, something that she writes towards the beginning (I should … Continue reading
Critchley’s Infinitely Demanding
Been reading Simon Critchley’s book… “Infinitely Demanding. Ethics of Commitment, Politics of Resistance“… I have to admit to being largely lost by the extraordinary range of philosophical thinking that he … Continue reading
Commodifications of sign language… part 1
Just spotted this article on ‘skinput’ on the BBC website. The most interesting bit for me is not the idea that you can use skin as an interface, but the … Continue reading
Liberation… or liberated
One of the grant proposals that I’m preparing asks what a DEAF hermeneutic of Christian theology might be… It’s an important question, for the simple reason that the Church, through … Continue reading
Working, working…
Phew!! The first couple of weeks of the year have been busy… moving house, getting ready for a new baby… oh yes, and then there’s work. The latter has largely … Continue reading
Goodbye 2009… hello family!
We call it Christmas… in the US, they call them the ‘holidays’… “Happy holiday season” they sing as they whoosh off in plumes of Disney snow. Holidays. Humbug… The bit … Continue reading
The pressures of being a ‘tweener’
At home, we’re currently watching the T.V. series ‘Prison Break’. One of the key characters is David ‘tweener’ Apolskis. Caught somewhere in allegiance between the prisoners and the police he … Continue reading
Viva voce
Interesting that although it’s called ‘viva voce’ [live voice] (and I admit that I did choose to speak), my viva was conducted in both speech and sign… It makes me … Continue reading
A new academic’s quandry
Post submission, I’m in a bit of a quandry. Essentially, the problem lies in how to disseminate the material that I’ve written for the PhD, in particular, how best to … Continue reading
The long-distance writer
To my shame, I’ve not read it, but my friend and colleague Steve Emery has published a paper on the challenges of the “long-distance post-graduate student” Emery (2007) see here. … Continue reading
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