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2015: Happy New Year
New Year’s Day, and I am back at my desk for the first time in several months, mainly in a late attempt to put together a panel for the Reading Early Modern Studies conference in July, for which the call for papers closes very soon. It’s galvanised me into thinking properly about ballads again for…
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Early Career Life in 2014 – Cath Feely
Cath is lovely; I was privileged to know her during her time at Manchester and to hear her speak, brilliantly, for the Historical Assocation in Bolton. Here she shares her experience of beginning a permanent job at the University of Derby in 2014.
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Merry Christmas
At the beginning of the year I commented that 2014 was a year of scary life changes, including my husband’s retirement, my need to get a job and that, all being well, I would be a doctor by the end of the year. Well, one out of three isn’t bad. Is it? The retirement happened,…
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Is academia really worth it?
As someone who is searching for any form of fulfilling paid employment and is struggling to find it, in academia or beyond, this really strikes a chord. Still awaiting my viva, by the way – it’s due at the end of January. The Thesis Whisperer This post was written Dr Kathy McKay,a Postdoctoral Research Fellow…
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Last week I was privileged to give a lecture on Mary, Queen of Scots, to a large group of A-level students in Manchester. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, especially as it gave me the chance to sing a few verses of a ballad about the Babington Plot!
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Research video
Some months ago, I filmed a short interview about my research for the history department at Manchester. I haven’t watched it yet, but apparently the film is now on YouTube.
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Work website
As I move from the student world back into the world of work and take my first steps towards paid employment (well, since I had my children, anyway), I’ve created a new sister blog to this site: www.jennihyde.wordpress.com. I will continue to publish the latest news about my research here, but for matters professional I…
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Submission
The blog has been somewhat quiet over the last couple of months. Silent as the grave, in fact. There was, however, good reason. I was busy as the proverbial bee, finishing the thesis. So with the electronic submission complete and only the printing, binding and handing over of the examination copies left to do, here…
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2014 Summer Goal
Really, there is only one: to finish the thesis. It’s been a while since I had time to update the blog, mainly because my work schedule has been so heavy, but also because my free time has been taken up, quite rightly, with family things: a holdiay, sports days, various local field days, that sort…
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‘A Century On The Dole: From the Poor Laws to JobCentrePlus’
Please support this event, set up by my friend and fellow Manchester PGR, Bethan.
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