Category: PhD Study Journal
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PhD Journal Entry 11: A Return to Writing
The last time that I wrote a PhD journal entry was back in April 2020. Extending the theme of this blog, which is overthinking, it’s fair to say that the long gap was a result of overdoing things, as I was also maintaining a written autoethnographic journal of my research and sharing updates on my…
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PhD Journal Entry 10: Finally, a Question
It has been too long since my last PhD journal entry here on Lounge Ruminator, however to be clear, I am also attempting to maintain a journal to document my lessons and efforts in podcasting and a separate one for my thoughts and ideas as I read… on top of all the note-taking! Of course,…
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PhD Journal Entry 9: For the Rest of Us?
The most enjoyable aspect of my PhD research so far has been the discovery of myriad different perspectives on the history of technology, written by a range of media ecologists. Occasionally, in such reading, I have discovered a study or views that challenge my preconceived ideas or in one particular recent case, have even challenged…
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PhD Journal Entry 8: Pen(sive) Writing
Today, Natasha and I are leaving Australia for a holiday to the United States for just under a month. We’ve had this in mind for years and it’s fantastic that it’s finally happening. Before the end of 2019, I was a little nervous about how I should approach reading for my studies while away. My…
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PhD Journal Entry 7: FaceTime Saves the Day
After work today, I had my final video call for the year with my primary supervisor, Kate. (Chris is on leave.) Naturally, we had great fun dealing with various technical difficulties before starting our discussion, as we fought Google Hangouts, Slack and Cisco WebEx, which all failed to create and maintain a proper connection. FaceTime…
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PhD Journal Entry 6: Escape
In the last month, I was fortunate enough to confirm new flexible hours with my workplace, whereby I compress the same amount of working time in a fortnight from 10 working days down to nine—this has resulted in having each second Friday out of the office. Today, I decided to spend a good chunk of…
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PhD Journal Entry 5: Virtual Coffee with a Media Ecologist
In what seems to be a bit of a habit for me, I’ve changed the title format for entries in this PhD study journal; I did the same thing for my ‘ruminations’ on Lounge Ruminator. After a while, I start to find the titles either boring or non-specific. After joining the Media Ecology Association (MEA) to support my…
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PhD Journal Entry 4: Meeting with Supervisors
Yesterday I had my first joint meeting with both of my supervisors, Dr. Kate Bowles and Dr. Chris Moore. I’ve worked with Kate before (during my Honours) but this is my first time working with Chris. I can already tell that this will be a great experience, as they’re both on the same general wavelength but offer different…
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