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What They Don’t Tell You About Coursework

How your skills as a student can hold you back in your PhD.

By Jaime Hough, 3 yearsMay 25, 2020 ago
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Circles (Not Post Malone Related)

I’ve always thought that “writer’s block” is a horribly named phenomenon. It certainly describes that feeling of not being able to make progress but, in my experience, writer’s block feels less like being stuck and more like not knowing where Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 years ago
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Video Recording/Conferencing Tips and Tricks

A Dedication: This post is for my dear friend who gave me some lovely compliments on recorded lecture on virginity and the patriarchal nation-state. She has an important interview coming up soon that’s taking place through zoom and I want Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 yearsMarch 27, 2020 ago
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WTF: Making Progress

Last month we covered the fundamentals of dissertating: what a dissertation is, why you have to do one, and different ways of thinking of your dissertation. This month we’re going to give you some tips on how to overcome writer’s Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 years ago
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Our New YouTube Channel!

Hi Everyone, A few days ago I offered to record some lectures on my areas of expertise for any of you looking for online teaching resources suddenly. The response was bigger than expected so I did something I never thought Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 yearsMarch 19, 2020 ago
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The Best Online Teaching Resource You Might Not Know You Have

Hi Friends, Yesterday I offered to record video lectures related to my areas of expertise for y’all to use in your newly online classes. Due to the volume of response I’ve decided to record a series of videos and put Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 yearsMarch 17, 2020 ago
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Teaching From Home: A Special Offer Just For You

Hi Friends, Like many of you, I’ve spent the past several days trying to switch my teaching completely online for the rest of the semester. The dirty truth of online teaching is that it is either WAY harder or WAY Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 years ago
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Heart & Soul

This month we’re talking about what a dissertation is. Why do you have to do one? What does it do for you? Why is it so damn hard? Today, we’re going to look more closely at that last question. We’ve Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 yearsMarch 13, 2020 ago
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Why You Should Send Your Draft Before It’s Done

[GRABS YOUR LAPELS] Listen to me. I know you want your dissertation to be good, BUT YOU NEED TO WRITE A BAD DRAFT. [Releases lapels. Pours you a sparkling water.] The absolute BIGGEST problem that I have with every client Read more…

By Jaime Hough, 3 yearsMarch 10, 2020 ago
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A Dissertation Is An Institutional Document

We rarely talk about what a dissertation *is* but how can you effectively do something you’ve never talked about?

By Jaime Hough, 3 years ago

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