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This month on EHN
Duygu Yildirim, “Orhan Pamuk, Me, And Two Men From The Seventeenth Century”
Valeria Zambianchi & Kato Van Speybroeck, “Seemingly Objective? The Colonial Power of University Rankings”
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My Environment Now: Morgan Vickers
We asked Morgan, content editor for EHN, about their environment this month.
Habitat
I am currently located in Oakland, California, where I am finishing my dissertation on rural South Carolina from afar. I live a block from Lake Merritt and spend most of my non-writing time walking or running the 3-mile perimeter. In California it's citrus season, so my neighbors have been leaving out boxes of lemons and limes for us to enjoy. Despite the rainy winter, we are getting a few days lately that are full of beautiful blooms.
Digging
A few things that have been getting me through the last several months of my degree: bossa nova study playlists, really bad games of pool, long walks, baking gifts for friends and family, listening to hyperpop on my long commute to campus, co-working with dear friends, $6 movie Tuesdays, iron supplements, my two orange cats, and revisiting archival scans over and over again.
Buds
May is always a busy month for my family. We have six birthdays, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and typically a graduation or two packed into a brief 31-day window. This year it is no different, except for this time, it's my turn to graduate! I'm excited to wrap up my degree and be surrounded by my family for a few days during our most celebratory month of the year. After, I am visiting my partner's home country of Singapore for the first time, and will get to spend my birthday in South Korea. I think, above all, I am excited for the rest that will hopefully arrive as I wrap up what has been a busy, thoughtful, tiring, stressful, and, at times, joyful five years of my doctoral degree.
A Warm Welcome
Finally, we’re so excited to welcome new folks to the EHN team, and look forward to their contributions in the coming months. Our new content editors are Teja Šosterič, Katie Kung, Sindi-Leigh McBride, and Amelia Brackett. Our new review editors are Deniz Karakaş, Katherine Cheung, and Josephine Goldman.
You can read more about them on our team page. Thank you for joining us and making EHN’s mission possible!