spiritually draining, is almost never worth as much as more and better scholarship production, or at smaller unis in the US, building relationships across campus. I’m not talking about committees in the same orgs —they give valuable experience and networking opps. But if one 3/
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The arguably main advantages of being senior faculty are that we have both more experience and can take bigger hits. We have IMO a responsibility to help keep ECRs from burning out. It’s not that ECRs can’t — it’s that they shouldn’t have to. /4
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We’re doing the work as is. What’s emotionally draining is having to contend with established white scholars defending racism and white feelings and sexism. This concern for our well-being is appreciated, but the fact is that senior faculty cannot be unilaterally trusted.
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I can’t argue with that. My comment was not a “sit down” to ECRs — it was a “step tf up” to those who should be helping to carry the load. Although it does also help to have the experience to know which parts of the system are more vulnerable, fwiw.
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We’re not saying no senior faculty. Only that we want rep too. Asking for ppl to step up only goes so far. And tbh, many ECRs have experience with managing such things. I’ve been on boards and committees, albeit for smaller things, for 11 years.
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But that is beside the point. Yes, unpaid emotional labour sucks. But if it’s labour we WANT? Then not being allowed on feels like exclusion. A board should be: transparent, accountable, and for vulnerable members they should be supported and protected. The problem with tokens 1/
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It is exclusion. That's exactly what it is. ISAS only recently allowed grad students to present papers, ffs, and that was a HUGE issue and it was faced by lots of opposition. ECR were wiped of this year's slate too. Now, it seems they will be included, but lots of damage is done.
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Were those the new voices panels at Leeds? I applied to one and was rejected
I remember being upset at the time. I’m not so much anymore tbh. The whole thing struck me as poorly managed, and they had (I think?) an ECR to send the rejection emails.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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Good lord. In my area, postgraduates present ALL THE TIME. It’s expected. I always wondered about those “new voices” panels. Now I know.
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I mean yeah, we do present as people who generally work in the field but I don’t feel with much support from large bodies tbh. Despite doing early Medieval English stuff comparatively with Irish and Scottish material I feel very distant from anything going on.
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I know very few ECRs and PhDs doing early England, although I know there are many out there. It’s not as popular a subject in Ireland so there is that, but even at Leeds I felt a gulf to some extent.
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Yep, been here for several years now, did my MPhil here and now the PhD. Did the BA in Canada though where I am from.
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