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“Being In Time”: China, Place Memory & Pedagogy – From Xinjiang To Shanghai

Robert Cettl·
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·May 11, 2024·4 min read
This film explores foreign EFL teacher identity construct dialectics in contemporary China, qualified by China/West geo-political tensions.
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A Private Life in Rural Idaho

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A Private Life in Rural Idaho Challenges Living in Rural Areas Living a private life can be enticing. One way...
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Afrofutures: River Tears

Regina Garcia·
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·June 1, 2024·5 min read
From all there is something to be learned, as the river itself has been victimized, has not escaped its own environmental terrorism.
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Atlas Markers: An Emerging Autoethnography

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·March 31, 2024·14 min read
Atlas Markers: An Emerging Autoethnography Author’s Memo Atlas Markers n is largely a thought-piece on the development of a research...
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Book Review: Patricia Leavy’s Writing and Publishing Qualitative Research

Dilek Isler Hayirli·
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·June 4, 2024·4 min read
Leavy’s Writing and Publishing Qualitative Research is a comprehensive guide that navigates the intricate landscape of qualitative research from the writing phase to publishing.
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Loss Series 1: Coping with Pet Bereavement and My Forever Love for My Beautiful Cat, ‘Timi’

Dilek Isler Hayirli·
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·June 1, 2024·7 min read
Coping with Pet Bereavement: My Forever Love for My Beautiful Cat 'Timi' is definitely not a farewell; it is only a love letter for my beloved cat who got lost on January 15, 2023, days after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit southern Türkiye. Like my country, I was also shaken deeply, and like the buildings, my heart almost collapsed.
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Pitch (Not) Perfect: My Quixotic Journey in the World of Music

Wendy K. Mages·
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·May 18, 2024·11 min read
This autoethnographic narrative describes the growth and development I experienced once I found mentors who, despite my lack of “natural musical abilities” or “talent,” believed I could learn.
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The Resistant Analysand: A Memoir

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·May 16, 2024·14 min read
The Resistant Analysand: A Memoir Author’s Memo My memoir is about my growing up as the daughter of a Freudian...
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The Unbearable Heaviness Of Being Zero Waste

Abhirami S·
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·May 27, 2024·9 min read
The poems in this collection are a reflection on my zero waste aspirations (and the values behind the movement at large).
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When Whistles Melt into Beeps: Four Poems for AutoEthnographer

Jhilam Chattaraj·
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·May 16, 2024·6 min read
When Whistles Melt into Beeps: Four Poems for AutoEthnographer Author’s Memo I approach poetry as a vessel to preserve the...
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