(Not the future, merely the Gladstone Link) Full disclosure: This was written for a ‘position paper’ assignment in my Digital Social Research course at the OII. The article by Savage and Burrows (2007) plays on an insecurity that haunts me every time I pay my tuition: what ensures that social researchers have valuable, employable skills?Continue reading “Not ready to throw in the towel yet: Thoughts on Big Data, digital social research, and academia”
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In some paradigms, your hipbone may not exist: The anatomy of research design
To follow-up on my previous post, it seems that some progress has been made. The more I delve into the complexity of debates in qualitative methodology, where the researcher is continually referred to as a bricoleur, a craftsperson, a story-weaver, etc. (unfortunately never a multi-billionaire), the more it seems that one should simply approach debates byContinue reading “In some paradigms, your hipbone may not exist: The anatomy of research design”
Age old debates and the perils of endless reflexivity
(Photo taken at the Ashmolean Museum) Nothing like an assigned reading about the use of blogs in research (Wakeford & Cohen, 2008) to convince me that blogging is a worthwhile pursuit and not just semi-productive procrastination. The authors reminded me that blogging is supposed to be ‘of the moment’ and so I’ll share with youContinue reading “Age old debates and the perils of endless reflexivity”
So read me maybe! (Or, Fifty Shades of Canadian Media)
(Image courtesy of stuffwecomeupwit.com) So what have I been doing with my time? Working hard to get Carly Rae Jepsen out of my head, mailing paperwork, crunching numbers, procrastinating by watching Girls under the guise of staying up-to-date with pop culture, and obviously not blogging enough. But while everyone (including Ellen) has been busy indulging inContinue reading “So read me maybe! (Or, Fifty Shades of Canadian Media)”
How to Create a Useful Twitter Network (Stalking for Success)
(Image courtesy of I Can Has Cheezburger) This is just to let you in on a secret: PROFS LOVE TWITTER. Well, not all of ’em, but definitely the ones studying the Internet. When I began my search for potential supervisors at universities across Canada, I realized that looking for professors who study a specific topicContinue reading “How to Create a Useful Twitter Network (Stalking for Success)”
I guess that answers that…
What’s this? It’s a list of my “academic interests”, you know, things I could possibly fathom researching, reading about and teaching in the future without my narcolepsy kicking in (well, it will anyways, but without the severity that it strikes me with the minute I enter a boardroom). It includes the following. The obvious: TheContinue reading “I guess that answers that…”
I’ll take a microchip instead
(Image found here) I’ve decided I want to learn everything. Well, not everything, but I’m certainly not picky enough. The more I read about graduate programs, the more I’d love to take them all. I skim through course listings and would mix and match from multiple universities if I had a private jet to takeContinue reading “I’ll take a microchip instead”
Stefanie Duguay 