The Life and Times of a Burnt Out PhD student

The Life and Times of a Burnt Out PhD student

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Love as Praxis: Building Systems That Actually Love Us Back
bell hooks defines love as 'the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth."
Aug 19 • 
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Standardized to Death: AI, Academic Gatekeeping, and the Epistemicide of Marginalized Knowledge
How AI Peer Review Becomes a Machine of Epistemicide
Jul 16 • 
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What if Systems Loved Us?
Introducing Relational Refusal as a Framework for Systems Change
Jul 2 • 
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The Dixie Cup Story: Bringing Cups into the 21st Century
From Disposable to Durable: A Metaphor for Surviving Societal Collapse
Jun 23 • 
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Overreactive Nervous System: Unorganized Longitudinal Auto ethnography
I asked ChatGPT, “How do I stop betraying myself and trying to survive after all this? How do I ever trust myself again?” It responded, “That’s such a…
Feb 23 • 
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The Life and Times of a Burnt Out PhD student
The Life and Times of a Burnt Out PhD student
Isaac chronicles the raw, unfiltered journey of navigating academia as an Afro-Indigenous queer scholar, interweaving personal struggles, systemic barriers, and resilience forged through lived experiences in care systems.
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