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Was it really what you wanted? // A change is coming

September 4, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments

Did you really “fail” if you didn’t get something that doesn’t exist, or isn’t what you really wanted?

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True courage

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

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One of the most enduring misrepresentations in cinema is the continual conflation of bravery with fearlessness.  Continue reading →

Graves’ inversion

March 6, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 5 Comments

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M. C. Escher, “Day and Night”

A thought experiment: what if career security in academia was inverted, and the positions of junior and senior faculty were reversed? Continue reading →

Lip service and walking the walk

February 20, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

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The Natalie Portman – Rose McGowan spat illustrates a fundamental difference in activist behaviour.  Continue reading →

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