Category: Other
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August 2026: Notes on Naming and Making Things Visible
A reflective look back at August 2026: publications finally appearing, research projects taking shape, books read, journal work, and the less orderly reality behind a seemingly productive academic month.
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July 2026: Notes on Becoming, and Other Unfinished Business
Four book projects, two field trips, and a lot of unfinished business. Notes on teaching, research, and writing in July 2026.
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April 2026: Notes on Fatigue and Unexpected Returns
Sustained effort, unexpected intellectual richness and occasional moments that make the work feel worthwhile. A summary of my work in April 2026.
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March 2026: Notes on academic collaboration, strain, and scholarly direction
March 2026 was a month dominated by the kick-off meeting of the LocalLing project, perhaps the most important thing I’ve done in my academic life. This is how it unfolded.
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February 2026: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing
February 2026 update on publishing, research, projects and other aspects of academic life.
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Critical Applied Linguistics, Language, and Power in Education: Call for Papers
The European Journal of Education and Language Review [EJELR], which I co-edit, invites papers that critically engage with language education and its informing disciplines.
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January 2026: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing
January 2026 update on publishing, research, projects and other aspects of academic life.
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Fifteen years of Academic Blogging: Writing Slowly in Public
Written at the end of my fifteenth year of academic blogging, this post reflects on what it means to write slowly, publicly, and without a growth narrative. It considers the blog as a space for unfinished ideas, deferred reading, and forms of academic work that sit uneasily with faster, more performative platforms.
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December 2025: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing
An end-of-year post on academic life and how it intersects with publishing, workshops organisation, and lessons about trust and letting go.