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Je suis Charlie
“I [might] disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
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Viva preparation
This morning I lifted my thesis from the bookshelf and looked at it for the first time since I put it there in September. I have to admit that there is a certain amount of pride just from in holding it in my hands. It’s a substantial piece of work and represents a good three…
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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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Wall of Chocolate
I am slightly afraid that I might be buried alive by a chocolate avalanche in the night. In an homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Fags, Mags and Bags’, I have built a Wall of Chocolate instead of a Wall of Crisps. What this Christmas lacked in books (not a single one, for the first time…
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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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Roots
Where did my thesis come from? It was born of the twin passions for history and music that go back to childhood, although I’d be the first to agree that it neither had a trouble-free gestation (it’s something of a mutation), nor was it entirely my idea. They are bound up together in my love…
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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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