Academia Thank you. 17 Dec 202124 Nov 2021 Hi! I submitted my PhD thesis for examination, 1 year ago today!!!It is standard practice when submitting a doctoral thesis to include an 'acknowledgements' section - thanking everyone who helped…
Academia… On mentoring 29 Nov 202124 Nov 2021 Deciding to leave academia has conincided with feeling very lost. This is perfectly understandable. My decision was prompted by a global pandemic, a tiny existential crisis, and the devastation of…
About me… On resistance 24 Nov 2021 Hello world! It's been a while.I starting using this website as an academic portfolio of sorts while doing a PhD. It was a place to share the work that I…
Conversation Starters… Recommended “Reading” no.1 – Building community and accountability 23 Jul 2020 Okay, let’s try this. I asked the people who follow me on my personal Instagram account if it would be helpful for me to share recommendations of what I've been…
Conversation Starters… Militarised Police Will Not Keep Us Safe 3 Jul 202028 Jul 2020 Hi community, This article will do something different than the opinion pieces I normally write. I want to empower you to opt-in to the global movement to defund police and…
Conversation Starters Things to do while working from home, in self-isolation and beyond 17 Mar 2020 I have no images to represent self-isolation yet so the featured image is instead a meme about supporting other PhD students because self-isolation feels a little like embarking on a…
Explainers… Who is International Women’s Day for? 5 Mar 202025 Oct 2021 This blog is based on a talk delivered to a private business who commissioned my services in commemoration of International Women's Day. Featured image by rawpixel In this blog, I…
About me… Transitioning from the ‘Friendly Neighbourhood Feminist’ to Shawna Marks 5 Feb 20205 Feb 2020 The Friendly Neighbourhood Feminist blog was initially something I thought of as an outlet for my many, many thoughts on feminism and my researcher, but also on academia and the…
Academia… An introduction to the social construction of sex, gender and sexuality 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 The featured image shows (clockwise from top left) Violet Chachki, non-binary drag queen known for competing on the Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 7, Ericka Hart, sex educator, model and activist…
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