Tag: academic writing
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on thesis #1
so. thesis 1 has been turned in, to be discussed soon. i did, in fact, stray pretty far from the original idea (as discussed in the post below), mostly as i realised that this original insight was 1) not particularly relevant to the curriculum i would have graduated with and 2) closely associated with a…
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thesis meme update
it’s the forever question: can you put memes in a thesis (that is not about memes)?
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thesis proposal (approved!)
hi everyone! long time no see. the job (TM) takes up a lot of time and mental energy and so does trying to make it work with everything else going on in my life. i’ll be uploading a bunch of stuff i’ve been working on on the side soon. something something being raised a woman,…
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what is (cyber) territory?
baby don’t hurt me / don’t hurt me / no more eurghhhhh this is a shit draft bleurgh ok. let’s get real- it’s like a thousand times better than the first one. this one has a better structure, a more cohesive argument, and really, it’s not an unhinged (exclusively) vibes-based rant. here’s what else it…
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habemus index
i wish i was less of a bard and more of an amanuensis monk, but every time i sit at my puter to write something that’s not immediate work, i struggle. and then inspiration hits. so here’s the index of my master’s thesis (1 of 2). on strategic persistence in cyberspace introduction 1. persistence at…
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research progress tracker
masters thesis #1 @ unifi HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND TURNED IN! masters thesis #2 @ sssup this work will focus on the role played by international technical standardisation fora in shaping cyberspace, conceived of as a territory composed of physical infrastructure and its emergent properties, in light of differing political views on jurisdiction in cyberspace.…
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more updates – mar 24
here’s what going on right now: research project 1. on standards research project 2. on infrastructure work i am a little tired. but on we go.
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on china
this paper was written as a final for the ucl course “law and governance in contemporary china” this is one of those cases where i sat down, jotted down an outline, then filled it in in order, building my bibliography bit by bit, a clean kill (procedurally, also i mean it in the fictional media…
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three essays on the political economy of east asia (2)
for reference: here is the midterm (with evaluation). i’m feeling good about this one! Op-Ed: How Have Your States Harnessed Value-Chain Participation? Value chains: damned if you do, damned if you don’t? Two countries derive the same percentage of their economic output from the global value chain, but for one that share is twenty times…
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raving reviews on a promising future paper
hey, remember my long essay about waging unlimited war on the idea of limited war? bit of an oddball that one, eh. well. my prof liked it! I’m still not sure I understand how ucl marking scales work, given the numerical grade and the comment I got (see below). but it’s a good enough comment…