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Category: Academia

  • PhDone | My Research on Angelica Kauffman

    PhDone | My Research on Angelica Kauffman

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    I began writing this post at the end of 2024 and suddenly, we’re in the middle of January 2025! As it happens, it is also the 10th anniversary of Wording Art! I can’t believe I have upkept this blog for the last ~10 years~ and it has seen me through so many of my art…

  • PhD in a Pandemic

    PhD in a Pandemic

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    Ah hahaha, a PhD in a pandemic, you say? Crazily enough, my current reality — and I almost laugh about this in incredulity or in bitterness at different points in time. So, so much has happened since the last time I properly updated about my academic studies here on Wording Art since October 2020, and…

  • I Passed My Qualifying Exam! | Master’s Updates

    I Passed My Qualifying Exam! | Master’s Updates

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    I’m not sure how we got here, but it’s the end of October. I’m finally coming out of my report writing hole to take a breather! Since the end of my first year of my art history MA in April, I’ve been working at my readings and drafting my report for my Qualifying Examination. Basically,…

  • Postgrad Expectations | One Year On

    Postgrad Expectations | One Year On

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    So, it hits me that I am two weeks’ away from a new semester! It will be the start of the second year of my art history master’s at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University (NTU ADM). I’m amazed that time has passed so seemingly quickly — notwithstanding this Covid-19…

  • Down the Rabbit Hole | Into Postgrad Life

    Down the Rabbit Hole | Into Postgrad Life

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    ‘But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ Alice remarked. ‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’ ‘How do you know I’m mad?’ said Alice. ‘You must be,’ said the Cat, ‘or you wouldn’t have come here.’ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland I was…