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Conference objects: A starting point for research
In this post James Burford explores what objects might teach us about conferences and the people who attend them.
Guest post by Anita Perkins: Moonlighting at academic conferences
In this post Dr. Anita Perkins reflects on what it’s like to find yourself returning to academic life via conferences, and the peculiar joys of forming ‘conferenceships’ with new contacts.
- Anita Perkins at a mobilities conference at Lancaster University 2017
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Conferences and Complex Care Constellations
In an update on the ‘In Two Places at Once’ research project, Emily Henderson writes about the multiple and diverse forms of care that are involved when academics attend conferences.
Guest post by Z Nicolazzo: “It Only Matters If You Put It Into Practice”: The (Im)mobility of Conference Knowledge
In this post, Z Nicolazzo discusses the gap between knowledge gained at conferences and its life beyond the space of the conference.
A reply to Barbara Grant: Conferences as transformative moments in a doctoral life
In this post, James Burford replies to Barbara Grant’s recent post in praise (really!) of academic conferences by reflecting on the transformative role that conferences played in his doctoral life.
Guest post by Barbara Grant: In praise (really!) of academic conferences: Selected memories
Barbara Grant reflects on her conference trajectory, including her first time, and the embodied panic and/or buzz of conferences.
Guest post by Pauline Reynolds: #theacademicconference: the hot and the not in representations of conferences in social media…and coffee
In this post, Pauline J. Reynolds analyses the uses of social media that pervade conferences – and focuses in on the ways conferences come alive in the world of @legogradstudent.
