maybe this has taken me a long time, but i'm starting to feel more confident about finding my own voice in research. for people that know me, the idea that i haven't been confident or said what i thought in the past might seem a bit strange. i am confident and i do say what i think, but not always as fully as i would like to, and sometimes its just scary.
i think now i'm just getting angry and realising that i have to say exactly what i want to say, in my own words. i seem to have been spending a lot of time in the last few weeks telling people that i don't mean what they think i mean. but to me that's really positive, like it helps to clarify what i think if i know for certain what i don't think/mean/say.
confusing? i don't think so.
About Me
- katie jane hill
- I am a postgraduate researcher and part time Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University. I am studying for PhD in design and social participation, looking at emerging roles for designers in urban regeneration and community development. I am part of the DesignLeeds and Design Activism research groups.
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When I started going to antenatal classes, I was so frustrated to keep hearing that pregnancies last 9 months for a very good reason: to prepare you over time for the enormous change about to hit you. It's annoyingly true!
I'm finding the PhD journey a bit like that too. I'm sure it would be difficult to complete a PhD in much less than 3 years anyway, but I keep looking back on how much changes in 6 month blocks. I wonder if most 'voices' develop around this time in the journey?
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