Decentralising your (my) research networks

I'm delighted to have my abstract for the DIY Methods decentralised conference accepted! My research has been languishing after having children, COVID, personal upheavals, and shifting to part-time work. It's good to have a deadline to help focus me!Here's my abstract:Decentralising your (my) research networks Stream: conventional We weave together knowledge out of community. Research … Continue reading Decentralising your (my) research networks →

When the house is on fire, but also needs a tidy

Climate change has been a background theme in most of my research and thinking, but it felt like one issue among many: part of these interconnected global struggles to resist authoritarianism, to push back against corporate power, to build solidarity with each other. About three years ago I went on parental leave. My research, which … Continue reading When the house is on fire, but also needs a tidy →

Motherhood, hope, and 76% less snark

Oh, hi. I had that baby I was growing in my last post. She's an amazing little person. She's learned to clap her hands in the last week, and I am full of wonder and delight. She's been sick, and I fretted for hours about her rash. (Should I call the doctor? Should I not? … Continue reading Motherhood, hope, and 76% less snark →

Resettling at Curtin and exploring research

A big part of my focus, returning to Curtin's campus in the last month and a half, has been trying to catch up on what other researchers here are doing. This has been a particularly good time for that, as there are a few interesting events happening for Curtin's 2015 research week. I'm honoured to … Continue reading Resettling at Curtin and exploring research →

Gifting and research

Here in Athens, I'm starting to get a much better idea of who I need to speak to and where I need to go, in part because I've had some fortuitous introductions from friends-of-friends-of-friends. This aspect of research on social movements is, I think, often under-acknowledged. You can, when doing research, make a more-or-less disinterested … Continue reading Gifting and research →