I’m doing a couple of qualitative action research projects at work and, as one does in qual research, have collected a huge amount of data (mostly student work samples) and now have to figure out how to analyze it. π
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
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Recent posts
πππ Read A Deaf Manifesto on Motherhood (Electric Literature).
A great interview with Sara NoviΔ about her book Mother Tongue, parenting, and writing.
I didn’t publicly mark the fifth anniversary of my dissertation defense back in April because things were so busy. Dr. Katy Peplin is celebrating 10 years of having a PhD and wrote a great blog post about ten things she’s learned in ten years of having her PhD.
Quick note on Jurassic Park and university research
π Trying out a re-read of Jurassic Park since we’ve been enjoying the movies and I haven’t read it since I read it when the movie was first released.
Crichton’s introduction laments the infiltration of commercial interests into university scientific research, focused on individual greed and failing ethics. It doesn’t mention the interplay of university research funding and patent law that led to a push for commercialization of research and tech transference in the 1980s, the era Crichton is talking about here.
Reading Jurassic Park is different as a lapsed academic than it is as a middle schooler.
Finished reading: The Long Game by Rachel Reid π
Like literally everyone, I adore Ilya Rozanov. Depression rep here really resonated with me.
Finished reading: Role Model by Rachel Reid π
When the siren song of goblin mode calls, I aspire to run the opposite direction and end up in goblin king mode: wearing tight pants, covered in glitter, walking around inside MC Escher’s art.
I have aspirations of being a person whose morning routine consists of more than just wake up, take meds, stare into space. That’s definitely all I can manage right now, but maybe one day.
Finished reading: Common Goal by Rachel Reid π
Guy dancing to music in the driver’s seat of your car, I like your vibe. πΆ