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Tag: Graduate School

Questions to Ask (& Answer) When Onboarding New Faculty

Hello! I hope this finds you and yours safe and well. I am writing from the beginning of the Fall … More

Academia, Arrianna Marie Planey, Arrianna Planey, Graduate School

Reflecting on Teaching amid a Pandemic

In February 2022, I wrote brief reflections on my second year on the tenure track. It has been 2 months … More

Academia, Arrianna Marie Planey, Arrianna Planey, Graduate School, Teaching

Reflections on My PhD Journey Thus Far

As of this writing, I am a PhD candidate in my third year of the Geography PhD program at the … More

Arrianna M. Planey, Arrianna Planey, Graduate School, PhDlife

A Short Essay on Sovereignty, Territoriality, Nationalism, and Statecraft

“Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.” – Carl Schmitt[1] “The historical appearance of territory- the territorialization of sovereignty- … More

Graduate School, Nationalism, Political Theory, Sovereignty

Post-Graduate Thoughts: “Would You Do It Again?”

I was ambushed by cameras… Since I graduated on 15 June 2013, there’s been a running dialogue in my head. … More

grad school, Graduate School, musings, post-grad life

On Finishing My MA Thesis

I submitted my MA Thesis on 10 May. The title came to me a few hours before I submitted it, … More

Graduate School, Thesis

#PhDOrBust… or Not: Is a PhD For Me?

I’ve been hesitant to write this post because it feels like I am possibly foreclosing options by doing so. After … More

Career, Graduate School, PhDOrBust

Update

I’m in the 7th week of my Winter Quarter at UChicago. My classes this Quarter are focused on 1) the … More

biopolitics, Graduate School, Life, Prisons, Research, Sovereignty

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