Accounting for Humanity

PhD

  • And breathe…when the stress hits.

    As the varying post frequency recently may suggest, the last couple of months have been busy, and stressful. Very stressful. Note: The content below is not a guide nor medical advice, this relates to my own personal experience of my mental health struggles. If you are experiencing any of the below issue please know experienced

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  • Reflecting at 50% – Reaching “halfway” on the PhD

    On March 1st I hit the official halfway point in my PhD journey or, the unofficial official halfway point considering the first 2 years were part time so I am now only entering my ‘2nd year. Further, there is no knowing for certain if the finish line lies within the next 2 years (let us

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  • Academic Divination: Seeing the Future in the Past

    This week while revisiting some mid-20th century papers I was reminded of one paper that prompted much of the direction for my thesis, J.C.R. Licklider’s 1960 ‘Man-Computer Symbiosis’. (let us ignore the inherit sexism in the term for now). While I have adopted this paper into my theoretical framework, it is not symbiotic theory alone

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  • What is the point? The value of Research, your PhD, and being proud of your mind

    Jeeves, be a good old boy and pass me my pipe and that PhD would you? This week has been enlightening. My eyes have been opened to some surprising views and opinions concerning research and PhDs and, as a result, it has left me somewhat without a clear direction for this week’s post. Thus, we

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  • PhD and Me – Mental Health

    Writing this post a day early (I begin teaching again tomorrow) has somewhat thrown off my thought process in deciding what to write about this week. Thus, considering I mentioned it in my previous post, perhaps now is a good time to introduce the topic of mental health into my PhD reflections. Like many areas

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  • The Legend of PhD: The Focusing of Research Questions…

    (Disclaimer: Here you will learn that I am a dedicated fan of Nintendo’s ‘Legend of Zelda’ series) After almost 2 years, this week I finally hit the milestone that has haunted me from day 1. I defined my research questions. Of all the mental struggles that a PhD can bring (a topic for future discussion

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  • Technology, Accounting and Gender: An introduction to Wootton & Kemmerer’s (2007) study of Mechanical Accounting

    On re-reading Wootton and Kemmerer’s (2007) paper this week, I am once more drawn to the exploration of gender in accounting, and the question of where humans and technology fit in the profession. Wootton and Kemmerer (2007) provide a fascinating analysis of the introduction and adoption of ‘Mechanical Accounting’ in the US during the industrial

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  • Why not both? The art of Multidisciplinary Research

    Looking back at my past research endeavours, I can see that I am an unfaithful researcher. Though never hesitant to commit to a long haul project, I appear to harness a sub-conscious determination to not be pinned down to one research area. My undergraduate dissertation: Fashion and Architecture, my postgraduate design project: health (via posture)

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  • Taking Breaks and Taking Stock: Moving into 2023

    I had fully intended to create at least one more post before 2022 ended however (and perhaps unsurprisingly knowing my habits with blogs), life had other plans meaning that we are now in the first post of 2023. This is not to say that anything catastrophic and/or life changing threw itself before me as 2022

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  • 2022: The lessons I learned from a pile of books

    This is not likely to be my final post of the year however, pre-Christmas felt like a natural point for partaking in some good old reflection to give some direction for my 2023 goals. 2022 in 8 Books Resolutions and reflections are processes that have been a near constant part of my mental space throughout

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