Confessions of a displaced hedgehog

A displaced hedgehog is a figure - or rather an image - from Tove Jansson's Moomin books. This is how I can best describe myself. This blog is mostly about being displaced.

Monday, 30 December 2013

Childhood reading, part 4: Information books

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Read the previous posts, 1 2 3 My student Zahra who is writing her PhD on children's nonfiction will be happy to hea...

Sunday, 29 December 2013

Childhood reading, part 3: Folktales

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For previous posts, see 1 and 2 I was known to family, friends and classmates as Masha the storyteller. I wrote my first piece o...

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Saturday, 28 December 2013

Childhood reading, part 2: Stories of long ago

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For the previous post click here . One of the most important books in my early childhood was transgenerational: our parents grew up ...

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Friday, 27 December 2013

Childhood reading

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Once again our masters students have submitted their first written assignment: a critical reading autobiography. When I first came to Cambr...

Monday, 23 December 2013

Annual report 2013

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Looking back at the past year and especially comparing it with some previous years, I find it rather uneventful. The highlight was Sta...

Sunday, 22 December 2013

Books of 2013

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Going through my Shelfari statistics, I discovered that I had read very few books this year. Less than half of my usual number. I cann...

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ABC blog: Final reflections

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For the whole series, click on the letter Previous entries, A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ...

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