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Modeling the Life of the Mind

Teaching is at the heart of what I do in the humanities, both in my self-conception as “teacher-scholar” and in...

Do You Speak…?

International academic events are always a good laboratory to observe not only the various schools of thought, national educational orientations...

Congratulations! Your Loan Is Now in Repayment

I knew this moment would come. The moment when I would begin paying back my student loans, marking the end...

The Tenure-Track Position: No Longer the Brass Ring?

As I write this, my husband and I are currently spending quality time together; I am writing this blog post...

An Unspoken Threat

I am not the kind of person who feels uncomfortable about confrontations. I don’t go looking for them, but I...

Passion for Erotica: An Exercise in Further Awkwardness

I met with my soon-to-be advisor last winter to talk about my Master’s application and the possibility of working together...

Conversations that Count

Today I received the first royalty check for my first book, Women, Civil Society and the Geopolitics of Democratization. It...

Portrait of the Scholar as Blogger

I return to one of my favorite subjects, blogging in the academia, but this time with a focus not on...