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English Scots | James Loxley's Digital Footprint
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James Loxley's Digital Footprint. Made in Scotland, from data. 8216;These fragments…’. Ben Jonson’s Walk. Both Sides the Tweed. August 11, 2016. August 11, 2016. Don’t mind me, I’m an oxymoron. Or at least, I think I used to be – which is as much as to say I wasn’t really anything at all. But perhaps I’m oxymoronic no more. I can stand up if I want to and say, hey, everybody, get this – I am an English Scot. So who are we? There were 459,486 people born in England resident in Scotland for the 2011 census.
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At the heart of it all…. Love hearing from you Keith… I think your writing was so inspiring and really touched me! Thank you for sharing it with me, because it makes me want to always work hard to be as creatively “true” as possible. Justin Elswick / Sleepthief. I was fortunate to collaborate with friends and colleagues on a commemorative piece to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. It was originally published on London Connection. And has been reproduced here. Mercifully, the long job hun...
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A former academic favours Aladdin. I recently described myself as a ‘former academic’, which brought to mind the last lecture I gave – and its crazy comparisons. Continue reading →. From U to P: the unlikely route to a doctorate. At the age of 18, I failed a mock A-Level exam on the seventeenth-century poet, Andrew Marvell. Eleven years later, I submitted a doctoral thesis on him. This is a brief overview of the journey from failure to redemption. Continue reading →. My recent work on Marvell and ekphras...
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We are not all daydreamers | Writing Privacy
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We are not all daydreamers. This entry was posted on June 5, 2015, in Writing. Bookish – Image by Strawbleu. Inside the workplace, you’re quite often in your own little world. It’s a familiar story. For me, it presents itself most vividly when I say something particularly baffling and lose everyone completely. My colleagues seem quite humoured by it, and it’s a harmless enough flaw. It’s the result of living too much in one’s own head. 8:30 Before I leave for work, I put out an emergency reminder to RSVP...
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About | Writing Privacy
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Traversing the rivers and jumping the puddles…. Thank you for visiting! I’m Keith McDonald, an early-career hopeful in Higher Education currently working as the copywriter and content manager at the University of London International Programmes. I completed my PhD on ‘Andrew Marvell and Privacy’ at the University of Leicester in 2013 and have taught Renassiance literature and drama at both Leicester and Geneva (find out more). I became the publisher for the Knightmare. Past clients have included:. A resp...
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An End to Anonymity | Writing Privacy
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An End to Anonymity. This entry was posted on May 30, 2015, in Writing. After six years of anonymity here at Writing Privacy, I’ve decided that it’s time to reveal myself. Since migrating here from LiveJournal. In 2009, I’ve always left signposts about my identity. Something about full anonymity leaves me uncomfortable. How can you expect anyone to subscribe to your integrity if you cannot trust a reader with as much as a real name? Distance has always seemed a sensible, if not the only, option. But beha...
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A Private Battle With the Truth – Mental Health | Writing Privacy
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A Private Battle With the Truth – Mental Health. This entry was posted on October 15, 2014, in Leicester. I’m a little apprehensive publishing this, but since I have found little reward from effort, perhaps there is some to be found from risk. This post contains material of a sensitive nature. The subject of mental health has experienced a new wave of popularity in recent weeks. And in truth, it’s all a little bit awkward. The stunning memoir of fellow Cambridge English graduate Grace Bowman. As is evide...
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The Inside View: an Academic-Turned-Administrator | Writing Privacy
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The Inside View: an Academic-Turned-Administrator. This entry was posted on March 30, 2015, in research. Ahead of this year’s general election, debates are heating up. About the death of the humanities and the polarising divide between academics and administrators that is supposedly fuelling the process. It has become very clear to most who know me that I am massively enthused about my new job at the London School of Economics. It’s a broad spectrum I cover, as the programme administrator for the MSc in ...
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Still Life | Writing Privacy
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This entry was posted on April 11, 2015, in Culture. Some people are blessed with an awful lot in life. Loving families. Countless friends. Others either muddle through without, or don’t always understand the value of who they are. There’s a story of some sort behind every door. But a contemplative twist is thinking about what happens when that person’s story appears to be over. A line of work we don’t care to think about too often is what happens to the dead when there’s nobody left. The hollow in the s...
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