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How Silly Are You (or Pompous or Forthright)?

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Athene Donald

What’s wrong with being called gutsy? The new book by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton use it as a term of approbation, but it didn’t find favour with Emma Brockes in the Guardian. Why? ‘It’s partly that descriptors like “gutsy” seem … Continue reading →

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Conveying the Wrong Message

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Athene Donald

This article first appeared in Times Higher Education as an Opinion piece on January 12th 2012. Our academic lives are strongly influenced by those individuals who write letters of reference for us as we aim to move up the career … Continue reading →

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