liminal traversalsThe Aptness of Trans Folks’ AngerAffective injustice in academic philosophy’s transphobic discourseJan 15, 2020Jan 15, 2020
liminal traversalsMeasuring Progress in Machine LearningThis is not a post comparing metrics for predictive accuracy in machine learning. Rather, it is a post about how we evaluate machine…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
liminal traversalsOur Complicity in Academic PrecarityRobin Zheng’s recently published article on how academic precarity is a feminist issue is a lucid exposé of the perniciousness of academic…Apr 13, 20181Apr 13, 20181
liminal traversalsRacial Cartels in AcademiaOne of the challenges I often face when calling out racism is the phenomenon of white fragility. Once you mention racism, people…Apr 1, 2018Apr 1, 2018
liminal traversalsEvasionAs I suggested at the end of my last post, I’ve been bothered by how the terrible academic job market has been used as a way to justify…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
liminal traversalsRecreational Antiracism in the AcademyI’ve been trying to make sense of why some incidents in academia rankled with me. These incidents can be generically described as follows…Feb 5, 2018Feb 5, 2018
liminal traversalsResharing Partisan News on Social MediaJust finished reading Regina Rini’s paper, “Fake News and Partisan Epistemology”. I find her idea of social media re-sharing as a form of…Dec 30, 2017Dec 30, 2017
liminal traversalsThird Wave Coffee Shops Are My McDonalds (and that’s OK)This Verge article introduces the concept of Airspace, a globalized interior design aesthetic with strong mid-century modern influences, as…Dec 18, 2017Dec 18, 2017
liminal traversalsWomen (not) asking questions in seminarsMore great research in women in the academy confirming what many feminist epistemologists have suspected. To non-academics, the issue…Dec 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017
liminal traversalsProgressive OtheringIt’s been on my backlog for a while to write about this frustrating New York Times article, which perpetuates racism while purporting to…Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017