Why Geography?

Earlier this week, Melissa (of the lovely blog, Mending Creation) responded to the Academic Writing and Scholar-Activism post with a question about why I chose Geography as my field/discipline. I’ve been feeling particularly positive about Geography lately, so this is a good time to reflect on the choice to do work in this discipline. Bear with me; this is going to be […]

The General Exam Saga Concludes

Well… I passed the Generals. After nearly a year of active preparation for this exam, I made it through and my committee granted me doctoral candidacy. Yippee!!! And the best part–I didn’t even cry this time. The exam consisted of a 2.5 hour conversation/inquisition with my committee and they pushed me in very productive ways. I […]