I made it! First week of post-graduate education and I am exhausted, but in a really good way! I have renewed energy and excitement for what the next year will bring.

This week was mostly an introduction to the school and its style. Oh! and I am counting it a blessing in disguise that we are, for the first term, doing this all online. Everyone is figuring out this new online education world, so my cover hasn’t been blown yet that I am rusty hell when it comes to academic studies!

I’m still working my way through Anna Green’s book Cultural History which is helping when it comes to easing me into it all. Carolyn Steedman’s book Dust was a total joy to read and I think I might just read it again to keep it fresh.

Our course leader Alison Green and coordinator Lee Weinberg wasted no time in giving us reading assignments which were fascinating and compelling. Joshua Decter, and his piece At the Verge of Curatorial Transparency was an engaging and charismatic, and has me adding yet another book to my ‘want to read’ list – Art Is A Problem…

We’ve met our course tutors and they all have such varied interests and areas of study. I’m definitely keen to find out more about Carolina Albano’s research into emotions.

I’ve been paired up with Nimco Hussein to produce a project over the next few weeks and I am not going to spoil the surprise just yet!

But that is the end of week one, I have some reading to do and some wine to drink.

À bientôt,

Franki

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