In this post, a researcher studying the experiences of, reactions to, and management of trauma reflects on the ways these topics intertwine in their life and work over time. It was my turn to visit you. I canceled the day before and said finals were killing me. You said you would see me next time. Finals didn’t […]
In this post, a graduate student in a social sciences program reflects on some ways graduate experience may involve revisiting and managing past trauma. Yesterday, I woke up to someone wailing at the top of their lungs. It was the type of noise you would hear when people grieve uncontrollably. When I quickly scrambled […]
Eric Anthony Grollman (@grollman) is a Black queer feminist sociologist and intellectual activist; they are an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Richmond. They are the founder and editor of the blog, Conditionally Accepted, which recently became a regular career advice column on Inside Higher Ed. In this post, Dr. Grollman reflects on negotiating and making […]
As part of the ongoing development of the Write Where It Hurts Project, we will be publishing a series of books in the coming years. On this page, we share the books published in this collaborative project to date with information on content and purchase options for each book. ——————————————————————————————————————————————- Other People’s Oysters By Alexandra […]
The author of this post is a transgender person conducting research on higher education in the United States. In Part One, they explained problems that emerge when cis researchers approach gender and transgender experience without paying attention to their own cis standpoints, assumptions, and biases, and issues this may cause for trans and gender nonconforming populations. […]
Eric Anthony Grollman is a Black queer non-binary feminist intellectual activist. They are an assistant professor of sociology at University of Richmond, and editor of Conditionally Accepted – an Inside Higher Ed career advice column for marginalized scholars. In this post, they call for understanding activism as an important form of academic and intellectual expertise. […]
Simone Kolysh is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. They are also an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College and Lehman College, teaching in Women’s Studies and Sociology. Their work addresses intersections of gender, sexuality and race. In this post, the second in our Queer Kinship Series, Simone reflects on experiences as a […]
Simone Kolysh is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. They are also an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College and Lehman College, teaching in Women’s Studies and Sociology. Their work addresses intersections of gender, sexuality and race. In this post, Simone reflects on being an agender, lesbian mother of three children that parents […]
In this post, Lain Mathers reflects on zir experiences managing anxiety and graduate study. Lain Mathers is a doctoral student in Sociology at the University of Illinois Chicago and the Assistant Editor here at Write Where It Hurts. It is mid-February as I begin writing this post. I am sitting in my apartment at my computer, […]
Eric Anthony Grollman (@grollman) is a Black queer feminist sociologist and intellectual activist; they are an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Richmond. They are the founder and editor of the blog, Conditionally Accepted, which recently became a regular career advice column on Inside Higher Ed. In this post, Dr. Grollman reflects on […]