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Hello, I'm still alive. Expect a flurry of posts this week -there's a lot to talk about, from this conference in Cologne to research and travel plans to website-related grumblings.
First, a tidbit of news that still has me cartwheeling around the room a week after the fact: I just signed a contract for a four-year research position that will allow me to study dojinshi and English-language fanwork full time, starting this week. There's a working budget and everything. I'm staying at my current university, but will probably head to Japan for several years in the very near future. More on that when things are definite. The last half year has been a bit of a muddle, with lots of stress about non-research work and very little research actually taking place. That's obviously set to change now that I'm getting paid to work on this project and only this project.
Many, many thanks to my advisor professor Willy Vande Walle and all the other people who helped me apply for this position, and who tirelessly badgered officials until they caved in and decided it would be a good idea to finally give funding to fanwork research in Belgium. I will use my new powers for good!
First, a tidbit of news that still has me cartwheeling around the room a week after the fact: I just signed a contract for a four-year research position that will allow me to study dojinshi and English-language fanwork full time, starting this week. There's a working budget and everything. I'm staying at my current university, but will probably head to Japan for several years in the very near future. More on that when things are definite. The last half year has been a bit of a muddle, with lots of stress about non-research work and very little research actually taking place. That's obviously set to change now that I'm getting paid to work on this project and only this project.
Many, many thanks to my advisor professor Willy Vande Walle and all the other people who helped me apply for this position, and who tirelessly badgered officials until they caved in and decided it would be a good idea to finally give funding to fanwork research in Belgium. I will use my new powers for good!
