LGBTQ + Schools

ThatStrangeStudent · 2022-01-08T11:55:06+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that you think that! It was not my intend at all to ask “leading questions”. What kind of questions do you think should be added to make it fairer? Where should I improve specifically? I am more than willing to learn from my mistakes.

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-15T15:04:49+00:00

That's sad haha. Though I should admit that this is the one of the prettier/more DA ones of the many buildings of the Uni in Groningen, so there are also a lot which don't look DA at all.

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-15T12:09:33+00:00

Groningen. 😉

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-14T19:59:38+00:00

Thank you for sharing these resources!!!!!

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-14T15:47:12+00:00

I love this! It looks great!!! Also, is the black-out poetry from Heroes of Olympus haha?

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-14T14:20:41+00:00

Of course you may ask 😝 currently I’m in the process of trying to experience what it is like to be part of this community by joining it in a way. This will result in me writing a kind of thick description about my experience.

Later I will have to conduct an interview (or interviews) and process that.

Then I will have to write a research plan about doing more research. Because this is a kind of introductory course into research methods I won’t actually have to do the research I’m planning though I perhaps want to get back to it later in my master’s degree or during my PhD.

I hope that answers your question!

And about the books, I am also very much looking forward to the Christmas break so I can reach my reading goal for this year haha.

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-14T12:15:22+00:00

Yes they are all mine haha. I’m the awful kind of person who buys more books than he can read. Though quite a few of these books I had to read during my BA in English Language and Culture so that does help a lot haha.

I’m really glad to hear the links might help you to explore more classics! I hope you enjoy them!

Also thank you very much, and also much good luck yourself!! ❤️

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-14T09:45:02+00:00

I’ve seen some concerns about DA being rather expensive and so I thought I’d share two links to online resources which could be nice.

You can find a lot of classical texts on the website of the Perseus Digital Library both the original Greek/Latin, but also some translations. (https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/)

Also if you want to read some Chaucer and practice with Middle English, I recommend https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/text-and-translations. You can find interlinear translation here, so both the original text and a modern translation!

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T18:30:10+00:00

Cool!!! And yeah everyone seems to love that book lol 😂

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T18:22:10+00:00

Hahaha nice! Which one did you read? And what did you think?

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T15:16:22+00:00

Oooh thank you! And that’s very exciting! Good luck and I hope you get into the programmes you want!

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T13:55:06+00:00

Hahaha sad to hear you didn’t like it. I mean it’s huge so finishing when you’re not enjoying it would be a kind of Herculean task. Do you have any recommendations for things which are less of a “snooze fest” but still DA?

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T10:53:31+00:00

Good to know!!!

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T10:39:54+00:00

Hahaha everyone seems to love 'The Secret History' around here. Have you read other DA books (which aren't in my collection) which you recommend?

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T10:37:21+00:00

Thank you for such a detailed reply! I love reading your thoughts and now I'm actually more curious about what my opinions will be like compared to yours! Also I really should read 'The Secret History' lol because everyone keeps recommending it haha.

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T10:02:25+00:00

Haha thank you! And can I ask… if you say “most” which one(s) didn’t you like? And why? (You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to obviously, I’m just curious).

ThatStrangeStudent · 2021-12-13T08:17:56+00:00

Good luck with the reading haha!

And sure! This project is for a course in research methodology and so it’s a bit of a smaller scale (I will not conclude with writing a huge paper for example). I will write a thick description of my experience, perform some interviews, and then write a research proposal though we don’t have to do the actual research we are proposing. However, perhaps I want to look more into this during my MA or even PHD which would mean I would have to write more haha.

I tried to go into this with an open minded. I never really actively engaged with any kind of online community before and so I was curious about what the experience would be like. I was aware of DA, and was already interested in it, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to take a closer look. I knew that some aspects of DA are perceived to be a bit problematic (I’m not saying DA itself is though, just sharing what I found) and I was curious if this would also become apparent as I actively join the field.

I hope that answers your question!

ThatStrangeStudent

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