This reminds me of my own grad student days. My husband, who was very supportive but by a certain point also very keen that I finish my dissertation, used to look over my shoulder at what I was reading, and if it wasn’t a book related to my dissertation, remark on my “extraneous reading.” Sometimes the best kind!
Yes Udita, I seem do everything in reverse order! I studied literature–postcolonial literature in particular–so nowadays almost nothing is extraneous reading! I’m enjoying your blog–look forward to reading more of the older posts. J
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This reminds me of my own grad student days. My husband, who was very supportive but by a certain point also very keen that I finish my dissertation, used to look over my shoulder at what I was reading, and if it wasn’t a book related to my dissertation, remark on my “extraneous reading.” Sometimes the best kind!
You got married and then studied!? That’s amazing, my Mum did that too. I’d never be able to! What did you study?
Yes Udita, I seem do everything in reverse order! I studied literature–postcolonial literature in particular–so nowadays almost nothing is extraneous reading! I’m enjoying your blog–look forward to reading more of the older posts. J