Week one.
I finally made it to Jönköping after a 31-hour commute over three flights and a bus ride, transiting from 37*C to -3*C. My coldest night here has been -8*C. My friends back […]
Academica Dramatica x Art
Crystal Abidin Dissecting a Review, 2014 Ink on paper 21cm x 29.7cm
What’s on my mind?
What’s on my mind is how is today Saturday and why is there weekend inertia and why are all the contexts collapsing because life is very mysterious.
Red.
I have a project proposal! I have a project proposal! Now, to make all this scribbling sound smart on paper… Lying on my side and free-writing is surprisingly productive for […]
Academica Dramatica x To-do Lists
Academic pals, we have survived yet another year! This is your friendly neighbourhood reminder that to-do lists are forever. Hypothesis: To-do lists are abysses. Test: Have been slowly striking things […]
Academic behind-the-scenes: Conceptualizing a blogpost.
Notebook 01: Running catalogue of paper ideas to be developed […]
Academia x arrested development.
All my friends are acquiring property, and I’m just sitting here slowly getting through grad school.
Class of 2011 strikes back.
We’re back in our hood, homies! Look at my soci bro being all hardworking and stuff. Also, thanks, class of 2014, for letting us camp out in the Honours Room. Sincerely, […]
Academic genealogies, networks, and affect: team #CCIWS13 ftw
[Note: Extremely wordy and somewhat convoluted personal map to follow. […]
Academica Dramatica x Graduation Ceremonies
wishcrys attends her partner’s graduation ceremony and internally monologues through 120 minutes of officious sitting. Graduation ceremonies for parents are like the first day of preschool all over again. All […]
Academica Dramatica x Brainfarts
“It’s not really considered a job right? Aren’t you still a student? When will you get a proper job?” / awkward family conversations “How come they let you teach undergrads, […]
Academica dramatica x the commerce of anthropology
Spotted: Purity & Danger ice cream in the ivory tower […]
SOC4 nostalgia (II) – circa April 2011
it just sunk in. after listening to a voice recording of gana in deviance class that bear put up on facebook. “it has been a pleasure teaching you.” (applause) i […]
SOC4 nostalgia (I) – circa March 2011
i was one of those awkward adolescents who really really loved the anonymity uni life accorded me. no fixed classes. no class registers. no moving everywhere as a group. i […]
Academica Dramatica x Professionalism
Used a selfie (haphazardly taken in the middle of a street while traveling because urgent) for officious institutional memorabilia: Check.
Academica Dramatica x Grasping Air
‘2217hrs I read five books today and I still cannot grasp this concept’ selfie in the office. Also, PhD Selfies.
Musical ambience and intellectual writing.
I am physically unable to write without being plugged in to some form of music. And I also listen to my favourite tracks to death. I feel like my yet-to-be-written […]
Academica Dramatica x Stage Presence.
On stage, Officious person whispers: “We have to stand here until they stop clapping.” I whisper back: “This is very awkward.” Also, #cataloguingconversations.
Attempting to wrap up 2014 (yes I know it’s only August)
When did 2014 go? How are we already two-thirds in? […]
My education is a luxury good.
In this weekend’s series of #cataloguingconversations, @wishcrys 23Aug14 1424hrs Ex-student: “I’m so happy to finally not be at work so I can come here [library] to do school work.” /tbh […]
Anthropology is everyday, every day is anthropology
“If I were a good Bugis officiant I could probably […]
Academica Dramatica x #totesnotacreepyfangirl
Oh you know, just casually standing in a one-meter radius away from GODDESS JUDY WAJCMAN and produced some audible sounds from my mouth (please don’t issue me a restraining order). […]
a letter to the universe.
dear universe, some days i feel like i can conquer the world. others, i can barely pry myself out of bed. today is one of those curious in-between days. i […]
Academica Dramatica x The *real* lessons I learnt at OIISDP.
There are some things in life that you just cannot […]
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