Category Archives: General Comments

Surviving Congress 2013 I survived Congress and the CPSA meeting at UVic last week. Just returned on Monday night (in time for Convocation on Tuesday!). It’s always nice to return to my alma mater, visiting the campus and seeing many … Continue reading

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Tere tulemast!

Originally posted on Power, Popular Culture, & World Politics:
Welcome to the blog for the Power, Popular Culture and World Politics Workshop! This series of panels will be taking place in Tartu, Estonia from 6-8 June, 2013 as part of the 1st…

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Visualizations of Conflict

My comment on why up-close-and-personal films about war don’t bring us any closer to the reality of the battlefield on OpenCanada.org as part of their in depth analysis of the Hot Docs festival.

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How to Interact with Your Instructor: A Guide for Undergraduates

How to Interact with Your Instructor: A Guide for Undergraduates Here’s some much needed guidance for undergrads that will hopefully help thwart those “Yo Prof” or “Hey man” emails, or “Did I miss anything when I was in the Bahama’s … Continue reading

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“The Stupid Things People with a Ph.D. say on Airplanes”

“The Stupid Things People with a Ph.D. say on Airplanes” Great posting on Duck of Minerva from Laura Sjoberg. Many of us applaud the humorous and poignant way you poke fun at fellow academics falling prey to one of the … Continue reading

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Funded Postgraduate Research Studentship at Queen’s University Belfast

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen’s University Belfast Funded Postgraduate Research Studentship: From London to Rio: the Politics of the Olympic Games (2013 Entry) The School has been awarded a PhD studentship to…

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Welcome to Biometric State

After years of contemplating the idea of having a blog, I’ve finally given in. Reaching a point where I’m so incredibly stretched for time seems to have allowed the confluence of procrastination and avoidance together with sleep depravity to create … Continue reading

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