Tag: Academic

The New Mindscape is a practical and critical approach to spirituality grounded in critical anthropological and sociological knowledge, based on my academic location within these disciplines. How we talk about spirituality, and the type of knowledge we generate about it, is different dependi...

This is the first academic year when I’m no longer using a paper diary. My scheduling has moved into the cloud. Always in my work bag, following me around, my academic diary is now a ghost of academic years past. The paper-free impulse of interfaces has taken over. The online calendar may b...

Moral anthropology is a field of study that examines the ways in which moral values, beliefs, and practices are formed, expressed, and understood within different cultural contexts. It explores the intersection of culture, ethics, and human behavior, seeking to understand how moral systems are shape...

If your institution doesn’t have access to that research database, you may lose a lot of time just trying to contact the first authors or trying to find the PDF or a pre-print somewhere. Well, say goodbye to that problem! This Google Extension will make your life easier. It’s ca...

I first became aware of the problem when I took a female faculty interview candidate out to lunch a few years ago. “Deciding what to wear to interviews is a real challenge,” she had told me. “My advisor knows what the male faculty candidates should wear, but for me he had no clu...

Assignment writing is an essential part of any academic curriculum. It helps students expand their research, writing, and critical thinking skills. Furthermore, it provides a platform for students to demonstrate their understanding of course materials, requiring them to apply learned concepts to spe...

1 day before the conference starts… Have a meeting with the boss to run through the final details Check the flight and hotel bookings for all the guests Check the conference room bookings Check the power points are queued in the correct order Check the handouts are printed Che...