Grad student bloggers

[Charlus]

I guess I'll throw mine into the ring. It isn't a super focused blog, but I talk a lot about sociology, and my process in applying to grad school. My life will be getting more interesting after I move to Europe for a Fulbright, so maybe that will help readership, haha

www.jamesroom.org

[booksnlooks]

@mandarin.orange, if you'll just be writing about your field and your work, it could be an advantage to identify yourself. Creating an online presence could help in terms of getting your name and your work out there. If, however, you'll also be writing about more personal things, you may want some anonymity. I think that only purely professional blogs would benefit from identification.

Edited August 30, 2012 by booksnlooks

[psychdork]

I've been thinking about starting a blog for some time now and after reading the posts for this topic I think I'm finally going to start one. This might be a dumb question (and if it is, I apologize in advance) but is there a major difference between blogspot and wordpress? I used to use livejournal years ago but barely anyone I know uses it anymore so I want to use a different platform. Most of my friends use blogspot but I see a lot of people here use wordpress.

[wildviolet]

I've been thinking about starting a blog for some time now and after reading the posts for this topic I think I'm finally going to start one. This might be a dumb question (and if it is, I apologize in advance) but is there a major difference between blogspot and wordpress? I used to use livejournal years ago but barely anyone I know uses it anymore so I want to use a different platform. Most of my friends use blogspot but I see a lot of people here use wordpress.

That's great! I haven't used blogspot, so I can't compare the two, but I like wordpress so far. It's also easy to write a post on an iPhone.

[booksnlooks]

@psychdork That's great that you're going to start a blog! I look forward to reading it

I don't know much about blogspot, as I haven't used it in many years, but one thing I love about WordPress is its analytics capabilities. I can find out a bunch of stats on my posts, visitors, commenters, etc.

[toasterazzi]

I've used both blogspot and wordpress, and I honestly like wordpress more. For me, it's more accessible, has better templates, good analytics, etc.

[mandarin.orange]

@mandarin.orange, if you'll just be writing about your field and your work, it could be an advantage to identify yourself. Creating an online presence could help in terms of getting your name and your work out there. If, however, you'll also be writing about more personal things, you may want some anonymity. I think that only purely professional blogs would benefit from identification.

...just back from vacation and saw this. Thanks for the input; what you describe in the first sentence is along the lines of what I am thinking. I would stick generally to my work, but want to be a little less formal than journal-style academic writing...I also would do posts on other academic topics that interest me - perhaps things related only tangentially to my research, places I travel to and hike.

[michigan girl]

I maintain an academic blog that focuses on careers, school (higher education + macro social work), and social justice topics. It acts more like a news feed with occasional reflections.

http://michgirlcafe.blogspot.com

[psychdork]

Just wanted to say thanks for everyone's responses to the question I posted above. I'll post a link to my blog once I get everything set up.

[booksnlooks]

...just back from vacation and saw this. Thanks for the input; what you describe in the first sentence is along the lines of what I am thinking. I would stick generally to my work, but want to be a little less formal than journal-style academic writing...I also would do posts on other academic topics that interest me - perhaps things related only tangentially to my research, places I travel to and hike.

Can't go wrong adding stuff about travelling and hiking! It's always nice to see the personal side of a professional-style blogger.

[thebeatgoeson]

I'm currently negotiating the public/private, professional/personal issue in my blog. It's really designed as a place for reflexive writing immediately after I finish teaching my first-year writing class, and, given that first-year composition tends to support earnest reflection, it often blends the personal with the professional. If that's not essential to the humanities, I'm not sure what is. In any case, here's a link! http://greenestteach.wordpress.com/

[booksnlooks]

Hi all! Anyone interested in guest blogging? I'd like to do a 'Day in the Life' series and would love a bunch from different disciplines. Please let me know if you're interested by replying or DMing me

[St Andrews Lynx]

I'm not technically a "graduate student blogger" - partly of course because I've not yet started grad school. But I've written about the application process (and repeat cycle) on my blog, and will almost certainly be writing a lot more on the subject. This is mostly a personal blog - I've done lots of travelling and living around the USA and Europe:

 

http://www.standrewslynx.wordpress.com