This weekend I was able to virtually attend the International Communication Association’s 2020 conference. I also presented two papers for the LSI division, which I will share more about in my next post. For now I want to cover some highlights from other presentations I watched. ICA logo courtesy of icahdq.org ICA has over 30 … Continue reading ICA 2020 Highlights: LSI
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Examples of LSI Research
After my last post, you may still be wondering what Language and Social Interaction (LSI) research really looks like. So now I’m going to offer you some of my favorite examples of published LSI studies. I organize each example according to common questions that distinguish different types of LSI research. What topics are explored? The … Continue reading Examples of LSI Research
Defining Language and Social Interaction
In preparation for my comprehensive exams, I wrote a few posts related to my first question on faith-based organizing, postcolonial theory, and representation. Now, as a follow up, I want to share with you about the topic of my second question: the field of language and social interaction (LSI) research. If you have never heard … Continue reading Defining Language and Social Interaction
Meditation: Self Talk for Restlessness
The social distanced life leaves me feeling restless. I am home all the time, and though I have work to do, I also need to create space for rest. I wrote this meditation for myself to help me feel grounded and to improve the way I communicate to myself. Begin in a comfortable seat and … Continue reading Meditation: Self Talk for Restlessness
Fighting Failure in Academia
I spent the last few months preparing for my comprehensive exams and wrote several posts here about what I was learning. I felt prepared when the day came. Though the process of writing 30 pages in two days was stressful, I made it through and was proud of what I accomplished. Then it came time … Continue reading Fighting Failure in Academia
Mental Health in Graduate School
I cried in my therapist's office on Friday, wondering why I felt like such a failure. She looked at me with compassionate eyes, but I was frustrated that she couldn't fix my problems. The stale air combined with the soft lighting made me tired. I wanted to run home, crawl back in bed, and sleep … Continue reading Mental Health in Graduate School
#OrgCommSoWhite and Postcolonial Representation
So far on my comprehensive exams list #1 journey, we have covered the territory of nonprofit and faith-based organizations, as well as the basics of postcolonial scholarship. Now I want to explain why both are important in my field of organizational communication (AKA org comm). To begin with, I want to clarify that org comm is a … Continue reading #OrgCommSoWhite and Postcolonial Representation
Postcolonial What?
In my last post I covered the first part of my comprehensive exams list on non-profits and faith-based organizations. Next up is the part about postcolonial organizing and representation. Now you might be wondering, what does postcolonial even mean? For those who aren't familiar, postcolonialism is "a way of articulating resistance to dominant, Eurocentric perspectives … Continue reading Postcolonial What?
Nonprofit and Faith-Based Organizations
The first part of my comprehensive exam reading focused on nonprofits and faith-based organizations. I am interested in studying such an organization for my dissertation, so this is helping me to prepare. In my reading I found several similar themes, but for this first post I will focus on two. Theme 1: We need more … Continue reading Nonprofit and Faith-Based Organizations
The Comprehensive Exams Process
As I mentioned in my last post, this semester I am preparing to take my comprehensive exams. The structure of these exams varies greatly based on the university and department. For mine, the standard is that you work with your committee members to create reading lists (roughly 60 sources per list), which then prepares you … Continue reading The Comprehensive Exams Process
