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Alex J. Moffett-Bateau, Ph.D
Alex J. Moffett-Bateau, Ph.D Scholar. Writer. Teacher. Storyteller.

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  • About
    • Redefining the Political
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    • Comments Policy
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Research/Data, Teaching, Undergraduate, Writing

Research Writing in Political Science vs. Writing for Your Previous Classes

Prof MB May 4, 2023 Tagged with political science, research, teaching, undergraduate, writing

Prof MB uses their experience as a political science Ph.D. to explain how to successfully write…

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Books/Culture, Higher Education, Research/Data, Writing

Writing on Academic Writing

Prof MB Oct 3, 2021 Tagged with academic writing, book list, publishing, tenure track, writing

A few weeks ago I wrote a brief Instagram post about an academic writing book I …

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disability, Research/Data, Writing

Writing in the Midst of Crisis

Prof MB Feb 18, 2019

During these last two months I’ve experienced genuine suffering, crisis and pain. Doesn’t that make my…

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Books/Culture, Self-Care

Black Science Fiction as a Vehicle for Healing

Prof MB Dec 5, 2018 Tagged with book list, fiction, healing, science fiction

How I Stumbled onto Black Science Fiction Prior to graduate school, fantasy of any kind was …

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disability, Everyday Politics, Self-Care

Do I Have a Superpower? What Illness Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Prof MB Nov 22, 2018 Tagged with #bloglikecrazy, chronic illness, emotional labor, healing

Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi …

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Higher Education, Research/Data

Navigating the Academy from Grad School Through the Tenure Track

Prof MB Nov 17, 2018 Tagged with #bloglikecrazy, academics, book list, graduate school, tenure track

Like any good academic, I am constantly looking for the best book to answer my question[s]. …

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disability, medical violence

Interview on Race and the Gender Pain Gap

Prof MB Nov 16, 2018 Tagged with #bloglikecrazy, pain gap

As many of you know, I’ve been writing and speaking about racism and sexism within the …

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disability, Everyday Politics, Higher Education, Self-Care

Communicating with Students about Faculty Chronic Illness

Prof MB Nov 15, 2018 Tagged with #bloglikecrazy, faculty, students, teaching, tenure track

Being a faculty member with a chronic illness is a mixed blessing. On one hand, like …

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Everyday Politics, Politics

Managing Grief and Disappointment after Voting

Prof MB Nov 14, 2018 Tagged with #bloglikecrazy, symbolic politics, voting

Well, another high-stakes voting season is [mostly] behind us, and folks have gone back to their …

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disability, Self-Care, Violence

The Labor of Being in Community with a Chronic Illness

Prof MB Nov 12, 2018 Tagged with #bloglikecrazy, care work, chronic illness, emotional labor, lupus

In everyday life, community, or rather knowing where to find community, can be something we take …

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