by rjacksonpaton | Jul 28, 2016 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography, readings, uncoveredwagon, writing
due to a variety of reasons (yes, one of them is Trump!), i picked up my 2012 dissertation this week and happened upon a section that seemed exceptionally timely: “Embodied conflict and permanent fear”. (i’ll go into more about that later, hell i...
by rjacksonpaton | Feb 10, 2016 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography, readings, writing
lately there’s been (too) much in Democratic party circles of throwing around the word “establishment.” something came to me this morning that i’ve written about elsewhere (especially in my 2012 dissertation!) that might relate. in my...
by rjacksonpaton | Dec 1, 2014 | connections, dissertation, en/gendering embodiment, readings, writing
In my last post, I dedicated ‘gone fishing’ to Brené Brown, Amanda Palmer and Fritz Tramonte. This is both brief backstory, and also reflection on becoming a new fan of someone in ‘popular culture.’ Brené has been on my ‘team’ for...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 3, 2014 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography
i have begun working with doctoral student and collaborator, ellen, on her dissertation proposal. since she’s using ethnoautobiography as her methodology it makes sense, right? but even better is the way we are already influencing and inspiring each other. so...
by rjacksonpaton | Apr 23, 2013 | conferences, dissertation, ethnoautobiography, uncoveredwagon, vulnerable ecology, writing
I read this riff at WPC14 and got several positive responses to it. I should have read it at the Native Science conference, too, but forgot to. It’s about how I first realized that land I thought I really loved was someone else’s homeland; very tricky! It...
by rjacksonpaton | Jun 25, 2012 | dissertation
Kinda silly to go from doing the edits, to having it all done and live on the internet, but that’s how it rolls sometimes. Stay tuned for tidbits from it, and other items on my agenda.