My first weeknote. Let's see how long this lasts!

This is just a short note to announce that, thanks to some generous funding at York University, I am recruiting graduate students (MA and PhD) as well as post-docs. I'd like to work with folks on alternative social media, in particular. Methodologically, I tend to use qualitative approaches, such as digital...

documentation in publication by Dr. El Putnam, MDPI Arts 2023, 12(3) ||| Dr. El Putnam's publication features a philosophical response to the artwork Assembly (2022) by Shane Finan as part of an evolving Irish cosmotechnics. The paper explores this alongside work by Venice biennale exhibitors ANNEX and Putnam's own...

I wrote this piece after an early-career friend of mine asked some very good questions on how to be useful. Since this is a thing I struggle a bit with myself, I thought it worthwhile to write up my thoughts. Note that I fully understand that not everyone has the luxury to think about their career like this – you...