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It’s been a long few weeks…no, months
Since I’ve been on this site. When I was last here, I was making plans to write. I then subsequently bemoaned the fact that my time had been taken up with course production and teaching material writing. But I still … Continue reading
Reflections on January’s writing….
So it’s been just over three weeks since I planned to dedicate 3 hours a week on my academic writing. A quick calculation tells me that I should have put in 9 hours on task….I should be so lucky. January … Continue reading
New Year writing plans, #AcWriMo2023, and the angry time Gods
So, for November 2023 I decided to kick start my academic writing again by committing to #AcWriMo2023. For the first time in a long while life felt a little less hectic and so I planned to get into a writing … Continue reading
Graduation!
It was great to see five of my eight dissertation students graduate last month. The day in central London was one of the hottest, in possibly the hottest summer for a long time, and it was really too hot to … Continue reading
Psychologist heal thyself
I have done so very little with this blog since April 2016 but so much elsewhere! A PhD has been earned, a ‘proper’ academic job has been embarked upon, and family caring and support moved into my personal spotlight for … Continue reading
IDAHOT 2016 @ Surrey
I am so looking forward to this year’s IDAHOT event, not least because the thesis will be submitted. Queer in Surrey presents….
What is and how to do LGBT History?
I am rounding off LGBT History Month 2016 with a presentation at the third “What is and how to do LGBT History?” Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University tomorrow. My presentation is the first paper in a three paper panel entitled: … Continue reading
#AcWriMo 2015 – what I have learned from week 1
I am on a deadline which is fast approaching – a little thing called a thesis needs to be submitted within the next few months and I still have what seems like loads of writing to do. So in order … Continue reading
Conference Week!
This week has been a busy week on the conference front. Monday and Tuesday saw me at Intersections of Ageing, Gender, Sexualities (I-AGES) Conference where I presented Family carer or lesbian: Is it a choice or can I be both?. … Continue reading
Cultures of Experimentation in Social Psychology @ X IASSCS
I recently attended the 10th International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society Conference at Dublin City University. The International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS) was founded in 1997 in Amsterdam with the … Continue reading
Dr Orla Parslow-Breen 