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Hey! I Like... Gowongo Mohawk

In this episode our host takes over the mic to talk about their favourite playwright of all time (and her wonderful horses).

Join us to find out more about @stormleviosa's grad school shenanigans, victorian stagecraft, insane revenge plots, and the importance of looking after your horses (they could save your life one day).

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Spent the day at the British Library's reading room today finally reading Gowongo Mohawk's 'Wep-Ton-No-Mah: The Indian Mail Carrier'! It's such a fun play, really wish it was better known (and maybe published somewhere so I don't have to reserve the 1 copy in existence and go to London to read it).

For @myhoneststudyblr's winter studying challenge:

14th December: when do you buy your Christmas presents?

As soon as I can really. I try to get them all done before I leave uni for the holidays, because the selection of shops back home is...limited is probably the nice way of putting it.

15th December: share a memorable gift-opening moment from your childhood

Not a gift for me, but my grandad once received a cauliflower for Christmas. That's pretty memorable just because it's weird.

16th December: what's the best gift you ever gave someone?

Oooh a hard one! I try to get great gifts for everyone every year and sometimes fail but mostly succeed in getting something someone likes. A few years ago I knitted my sister a hat for Christmas? It was the second thing I'd ever knitted and she loves it.

17th December: what's your favourite Christmas movie?

I make a point to rewatch the How To Train Your Dragon Christmas short every year, but otherwise probably Klaus because it's stunningly beautiful and very heartwarming (it's on Netflix, I recommend)

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An update on the Beyond the Spectacle project (see: ep 3 Gowongo Mohawk) for interested parties:

Had an email back from the guy who was my supervisor and because of covid, their funding ran out and they lost all their research assistants. Which sucks majorly.

Maybe I'll offer to do some work for them over the summer. Alternatively, I can just send you lot his way. If you're good at techy stuff and want an unpaid project to sink your teeth into give him an email and tell him I sent you. (links are in the episode description)

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Some updates!

It's been a while (busy busy busy) so the following is a round-up of everything that's been released in the past few weeks.

May 21st - Lucy (@adelightfulgoose) joins Jess to talk about all things girl guiding, feat. Jess' terrible singing.

May 26th - youtube version of Episode 2 (Hiking) went live

June 3rd - youtube version of Episode 3 (Gowongo Mohawk) went live

Happy listening!

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Introduction

Hello! Welcome! I used to be much more active here, but I'm technically no longer a student so this is going to be mostly reblogs and advise from a wizened old lady who used to be a little baby student. I've been here since I was doing A-Levels so if you go back far enough you might even see when I was still doing sciences.

EDITED SPRING 2024

About me

Name: call me Storm (not my real name but anonymity is good in the age of internet spies)

Pronouns: she/her

Languages: English (I live in England), attempting Danish, can occasionally decipher very easy German (don't think this really counts but oh well)

Education: fully graduated from everything! got my BA in English with creative writing and an MA in global lit, then went on to do teacher training so I can continue helping other people learn.

Why I made this blog: originally to keep me motivated to actually study (back when I was doing A-levels) and keep my revision organised. Now, it's just because I like it, and it's a chance to show off my pretty books and occasionally neat notes. I also love doing things that help people, so being able to give advice to other, younger, students is really cool.

Goals: honestly I just want to do the best that I can and keep learning things every day. Spreading love for books by authors who people may not have heard of (especially authors of colour, or queer authors) is an added bonus of studying world lit, so watch this space as I read my way around the world. If I can eventually learn enough Dansk to read the fairytale books I inherited off my grandpa, that would also be grand.

Currently reading: The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab. I'm a sucker for good fantasy and her books are some of my favourites.

Fun facts:

- I have a podcast! If you ever want to hear the complete Gowongo Mohawk saga (for those who have been here a while and know who that is) or just like listening to people talk about things they're passionate about check out @heyilike

- I'm asexual, and somewhere in the region of aromantic. Yes, this affects my reading taste. I once threw a book across the room because they made it a weird Oedipus allegory under the guise of found family and folktales.

- To relax when school is stressful, I love to knit! Learning to knit was honestly my best decision of late-2019: fun and relaxing and productive. It makes birthday and christmas presents easier too. If anyone has any knitting patterns they love, or podcasts to recommend, drop me a line.

- I have an idea for a PhD that I will probably never write so if anyone needs a thesis topic or just wants to hear me ramble about it, drop me a line.

So that's me! Feel free to introduce yourself in the reblogs. If you're an active studyblr and want me to follow you (bc I'm always looking for people to follow) just let me know in whatever way is easiest for you.