On Reading

March 27, 2021

 Like many of my fellow academics, I feel the pressure of having to continuously write scholarly papers, present them at academic conferences, submit them for peer review and publish them in highly-ranked journals. I share the same responsibilities. The other month, I found myself arriving to campus and walking to my office while talking on the phone, holding the phone in one hand while signing...

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Navigating Research in the New Normal

March 27, 2021

After a long year of dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic and with vaccines rolling out globally, many academic communities are looking ahead to the post-pandemic world. The challenges and changes to our lives will continue into 2021 and beyond, highlighting the need to find new and innovative ways to dive back into research. COVID-19 shifted virtually everyone’s timelines & goals to complete...

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27/3/2021

March 27, 2021

 The word liminality, is derived from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold.  Liminality is the transitional period or phase of a rite of passage, during which the participant lacks social status or rank, remains anonymous, shows obedience and humility, and follows prescribed forms of conduct, dress, etc. A state of liminality is one where the order of things has been suspended.  It...

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