Greetings from a digital conference space... Greetings comrades. I know, I know. It's been a while. The past few months have been both extremely busy and productive. But I think now is the time to dust the cobwebs off this site and get the ball rolling once more. I have a lot of things to... Continue Reading →

As the academic community slowly adjusts to new routines and ways of working throughout the pandemic, the benefits of working at home have become immediately obvious from both financial and environmental perspectives. While the ‘job’ of a researcher can largely continue unimpeded by social distancing restrictions (in the humanities and social sciences, at least), an... Continue Reading →

Introducing Alt-Ac UK This month I wanted to shine some light on ‘alternative academia’ – more specifically Alt-Ac UK, the all-embracing faculty for rogue academics. I’m extremely pleased to be part of this alongside some of my excellent ECR comrades. As for what Alt-Ac is, the mission statement from our website says it best: “We... Continue Reading →

2019 has been quite the busy year! First things first, however, my blog post for this month can be found over on the Open University's Contemporary Religion in Historical Perspective Blog, in which I reflect on Louis Theroux's latest documentary with the Westboro Baptist Church the impact of Fred Phelps' death. So do go and... Continue Reading →

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