Returning to Academic Roots
This week I went back to my alma mater because my dissertation supervisor is retiring and they had a reception. It was the first time I had been back since I graduated with my PhD 15 years ago, and so of course with that brings a lot of thoughts and a lot of feelings (both of those things being my specialty apparently). I also was asked to give a brief speech, and even the process of figuring out what I would like to say in the under 5 minutes I was allotted required reflection on framing, word choice, emphasis; you know all of the things that interestingly enough have become part of how I think when I write because of working with him all those years ago. Part of that reflection was also bringing up that importance of citational justice and acknowledgment when we work with folk for longer periods of time, but even in the short time you meet and know a person their thoughts and framing can become part of how you engage with texts, thoughts, and the world. That acknowledgemen...