Knowing when I need to deviate from my schedule has proven to be one of the most important tools to understand in order to maintain my research momentum in the future. For the summer, my project was broken down into two stages. During the first, I read through The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing…
Author: Hailey Palubicki
Practice in Communication: Learning While Researching
Throughout these past several weeks of the fellowship, the purpose and significance of my project concerning female spectatorship have shifted with the more work I complete. While my focus has not strayed from pushing for an acknowledgment of the value of critical viewing done by female spectators during the Renaissance period, I continue to contemplate…
Brackenridge Fellowship: Learning From My Cohort
In my Brackenrdige cohort, the discussion surrounding how to pursue different research interests has flowed through our conversations. How can I choose just one interest in my research? How do we know if our topic is too broad? Too narrow? In these first four weeks of the fellowship, I have found myself thinking about how…
Getting Started: Summer Brackenridge Journey
Introduction Hello everyone! My name is Hailey Palubicki, and I am a rising senior majoring in English Literature and minoring in LGBTQ and Critical Sexuality Studies with a certificate in Public and Professional Writing. Another certificate I hope to pursue while here at the University of Pittsburgh is the Medieval & Renaissance Studies certificate! My…