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Phd @UWSoc & incoming postdoc @Stanford ; ethnographer; studying higher education, inequality, and culture.

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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
1 year
My second solo-authored article, "Hybrid Ethnography," is out in @ethnography #ethnography . I explore how ethnographers adapt existing tools to navigate the post-covid era when digital and physical landscapes constantly overlap and blend.
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I stand with Ukraine. As a person who cannot name my country Taiwan and constantly confront invasion and threats from China, I understand their pain. I still remember my childhood vividly, when siren rings, we have to practice how to flee and hide.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
10 months
Received a chair's email from a prestigious university encouraging me to apply to their TT positions. While I believe there is no need for them to send an email because everyone will apply, it still feels encouraging and warm to receive this message.
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Just got a fly-out and another Zoom interview invite! So excited!!!
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2 years
Qualitative and ethnography folks, please consider submitting your abstract to 2022 Chicago conference! This year we plan to invite faculty members as discussants to read your amazing paper!!! Don’t miss the chance
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Sadie Dempsey
2 years
Qual grad student friends: I want to see you at the 2022 Chicago Ethnography Conference! This is a great opportunity to share research, build community, and hear two brilliant keynotes from @JessicaCalarco and @MarioLuisSmall - Submit your abstract here:
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It takes a village to raise a child and, it takes a village to nurture a scholar. I just completed my flyout trip. While I reflect on numerous things I could have improved upon, I enjoy this journey, cherishing the interactions with those interested in my research. Thread below:
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1 year
Woke up and saw all green that three of my submitted papers all got into ASA paper sessions #ASA2023 . While I can only choose two, you are welcome to drop by my presentation in #SSSP
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Listening to Burawoy's classical social theory to prepare for my theory class in Spring. Every minute of his lecture fired me up, starting from the beginning to the end. My husband said, "He should be called 'Michael broadway,' such a passionate speaker in teaching theory.
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Will present my methodological paper on Hybrid Ethnography in theory and methods in the study of culture #ssha2021 Come if you’re interested
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Excited to share my award-winning paper abstract, "Envisioning Opportunities to College Admissions." I discover how social capital operates in the college counseling field if students are torn by conflicting suggestions from networks. #SSSP2023 #SocialCapital threads below:
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2 years
It was such an honor to receive the travel award for my paper entitled “envisioning opportunity.” In this paper I examine whether transparency can level the playing field in college admissions. Nice to see new and old friends in person!!! @RC28LSE
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After the mid-term I got emails negotiating their scores and grades for auto-graded quizzes. As a SOE scholar, I always get surprised on how everything is negotiable in US compared to where I grew up. This is interesting as a research topic, but not as fun as an instructor.
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My husband is my biggest cheerleader and a gem. The ideas he gave me for my mini-ethnography class are so cool that the students love it! He won't see this post, but I just want to brag.
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Prepping my ASA presentation but it is so hard to cut down to 12mins. Any tips to condense a 30min-content to 12mins? Cannot believe I’ve spent 3 days already for 12mins.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@AnnOwens_ Thank you, Ann! Ruo-Fan Liu(Mikki), study higher education, culture and inequality, and online offline ethnography. Will be on market soon. See my website:
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Excited to share that my working paper, "status competition in the digital era: degree-seeking, public credentialism, and information counseling in two Taiwanese social media," is awarded as second-prize by the Midwest Sociological Society!!
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Saw many friends but only got to take the only two photos with @yingchaokao and Yi-Ling Chiang #ASA2023 Thanks for all coming to my presentation and see you next year.
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Another good news on the job market season is that our special issue with the prestigious journal is approved. Collaboration is king! Thanks for letting me ride along.
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11 months
Biking after meeting with my advisor for a thesis conclusion. I ask him, what is the most promising part based on your reading? He said, everything in this piece and they tie well together as a whole. This made my day!
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Submitted my second job application today, honestly realizing why people say finding a job is a job. So much work to do.
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2 years
Something deserves to celebrate today. My advisor’s comment on papers from “I struggle to understand your every sentence” to “This makes sense to me” to “I like it” until “I read your paper and it was very successful.” If you know who he is, you know how hard to get to this point
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The SSSP newsletter @SSSP1org is coming out today and I am honored to get my second paper award from the education problem division!!! Thanks to the committee and those who have read this draft, many many times. I just wanna say I miss my long hairstyle after seeing this pic.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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As a sociologist, I know that American dream is not real. But in reality, each of us, as incoming immigrants, hopes it to be real. Congrats #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce you all made a long way there
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The best biking season in Madison finally arrives!
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Hello, culture and educational scholars, Is anyone who is a faculty member or postdoc willing to serve as a discussant and read through four amazing ethnographic works on transitions to college? Any recommendations to reach out to? @ASA_SoE @ASACulture
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Just arrived at Philly and wow, food is fantastic!
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Presenting in CEC with such a nice crew. Thanks for new friends coming to my presentation and old friends supporting me. The lake shore campus is gorgeous.
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Another R&R received for my hybrid ethnography paper!!! I was asked to cite more online-offline research, but am wondering are there really a lot out there? Any suggestions for a must cite???? @DigEthnogLSE @ethnomatters @EthnographyLab @TheDigitalStre1
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Just got news that my paper “Well, You Never Know” got accepted to next year’s @SEA_conf with two encouraging reviews. This is the paper I really love among all work I produced. Cannot wait to see SOE friends there!
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Such a long day @chiethnography Jess’s talk is amazing and I wish I hear this in my first or second year. Besides presenting and moderating, I learn a lot from observing how ethnographers give a talk
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Here's the link if you are curious and also teach theory.
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Since I entered grad school, Annette's work inspired me to be a sociologist. As I aged, her many students become my mentors, friends, and new inspirations for me. Annette is a giant not only because of her work but her cultivation of an entire community. I wish I can be there.
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Jess Calarco
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Annette Lareau is a giant in the field of Sociology--her work has inspired countless scholars and shaped national conversations about families and schools. Yesterday, I had the honor of toasting Annette at her retirement conference, and I wanted to share those words here. 1/
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I’ve met many many friends and mentors during this conference. And these friendships last longer than I even expected. Not sure I have time for this year while on the market but if you’re in @ASA_SoE , definitely worth it!
@GastJones
Melanie Jones Gast, PhD
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So excited to share @SEA_conf 2024 CFP “If They Come in the Morning: Stories & the Sociology of Education” by program chair @Tichavakunda ! check out @SEA_conf best grad student & post-PhD paper awards & Black grad student travel funding
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Nice to present my paper, Well You Never Know, in @SEA_conf in such a warm community. Hope you all get home safely after the delayed.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Hello friends, I am working on my book proposal on how people navigate contingency in cultural transmission and their tactics to manage it. Please let me know if you have a proposal or tips to share! Any advice will be appreciated. #AcademicChatter @ASACulture @ASAnews
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Questions for those who've been on the hiring committee: I have many award-winning papers under review and two published articles, along with a book intro. But I figured most departments only ask for one sample. How would you decide which to send out? Should I customize it?
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
3 years
Delighted to share my new publication. This paper builds upon my pilot study of 26 Taiwanese students and examines whether information transparency equalizes college access between middle- and working-class students.
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NTU Sociology 台大社會
3 years
Congratulations, @MikkiLiu8 !
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
2 years
New year activities. Submitted three papers, have two in a pipeline, nearly finish one big paper, get one rejection, resubmit again. People said quality over quantity, but it seems to me the game of numbers never ends
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Thanks to valuable online communities, resources, and many who have inspired or commented on this paper! @TheDigitalStre1 @LauraK_Nelson @DigitalEthno @DigECollective @jwgolann @EthnoForumGSE @victoriadreyes
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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3/5 My global cohort, spanning from Finland, California, New York, Japan, Australia, to Madison, has been offering assistance even through virtual platforms like Zoom. Thank you! @sadiemdempsey @ybnkang kelsey wright @kim_jungmyung @yaotaili soyun park daniela campos and Shiro
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I propose three tools--multi-access, multi-positioning, and online-offline data assembly to navigate contingency and uncertainty during fieldwork. Most importantly, I noted how researchers take advantage of disruptions in the fieldwork to navigate the post-covid era
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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I touch on this issue in my hybrid ethnography paper, but this one dives deeper. Recommended!
@LarsJohannessen
Lars E.F. Johannessen
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This is the type of meta-paper that makes me love sociology. "Fieldwork Disrupted: How Researchers Adapt to Losing Access to Field Sites" by @ewschoon
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I wish this paper could have been published while writing my envisioning opportunity paper, would include it as a must-cite!
@MarioLuisSmall
Mario L. Small
11 months
Great study of people recovering from addiction demonstrates (again) why network analysis needs qualitative research: when people need #SomeoneToTalkTo , "negative ties" can in fact be positive By Harvard PhD candidate J. Wallerstein
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Wisconsin has not yet snowed in winter so far. Unbelievable. Where is snow?
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
2 years
My paper on envisioning opportunities is finally ready to go, but the editor I worked with has too many cases on hand. Any suggested academic editors to reach out before you submit your important piece? @AcademicChatter
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@sadiemdempsey @wendyliy @katiejen5en @chiarapack @kmfullertonrico @ybnkang You are an amazing organizer and coordinator, and I really enjoy being part of such a great community.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Congrats @ybnkang @chiarapack and @bowei_hu for getting DDRIG, so proud of you
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Jiwon Lee // @g1leeee (on Threads and Bluesky)
11 months
Please excuse my inability to contain my excitement as two scholars, who I admire, have been awarded @ASAnews DDRIG grants. Congratulations! @ybnkang and (maybe Twitterless) Brittany Suh!
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This is why I really love ASA culture section and people there. They not only look at academia using objective standards like impact factors (in fact, criteria on publishing is actually quite subjective) but approach scholars' work through warm hearts and social justice ends.
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ASA Culture Section
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In the interest of promoting scholarship written by Section members of color at all career stages, the Section's Diversity and Inclusion Committee has created a peer-reviewed publication list for members who self-identify as BIPOC #phdchat #phdlife
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Got a rejection and resubmission decision from a journal and they suggest I tailor the lit closely to the journal's audience, should I revise my manuscript? What questions would you follow up with editors to create a better fit? #AcademicTwitter
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"Well, You Never Know!" is an award-winning paper on how cultural reproduction can be uncertain. I develop two concepts, "strategic cultural coaching" and "institutional validation," to show the tension between individuals and institutions in college admissions. @SocEducation
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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4/5 I'm also thankful to my SOE and external mentors who went through my application materials, reviewed my papers, sent encouraging text messages, or offered a reassuring voice over the phone during anxious moments. @beckyj1 @eostrinidad @karlynjane and elizabeth stearns
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@wendyliy @ybnkang @chiarapack @sadiemdempsey @annaliese_grant @kmfullertonrico I miss our writing group though and the times when I can see everyone in person!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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2/5 I owe immense gratitude to the myriad of individuals who have supported me. From my committee members who consistently showed up, the relentless practice job talks, to the substantial critiques during brown bags that spurred deeper reflections on my arguments.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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This is genocide.
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Ilhan Omar
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Bombing a hospital is among the gravest of war crimes. The IDF reportedly blowing up one of the few places the injured and wounded can seek medical treatment and shelter during a war is horrific. @POTUS needs to push for an immediate ceasefire to end this slaughter.
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As a graduate student I never know how hiring decisions are made even if attending many many job talks, this thread is a valuable resource for me and those on the market to unveil the black box
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Lisa Fazio
2 years
Ok, I promised a retrospective thread on our recent cluster hire process - what went well and what I'd do differently next time. Along with tips for other depts hoping to do similar things. LONG 🧵 1/
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5/5 An email from a scholar I admire saying she loves my research and wants to work with me also made me realized, regardless how hard it is to prove myself by studying Taiwan in the US academia and around the globe, there are people appreciate my research. This is enough for me.
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"Envisioning Opportunities to College Admissions" is also an award-winning paper. I show when social capital can be beneficial or detrimental through informational processes. The typology includes leveraging opportunities, successful renegotiation, and selling unwanted @ASA_SALC
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Receiving my undergrad RA's photo, he got a medal for honor from Phi Beta Kappa due to the instructions and support I provided as a research PI. While I plan to graduate next year, this email and many colleagues' success are the best gifts for me during the graduation season.
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Seven appointments for office hours tomorrow. What a midterm. Spring break plez come…..
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
2 years
Thanks to @estelabdiaz save my life for tech issues and @BlakeRSilver for being a discussant
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"Inside the Black Box of College Admissions," co-authored with Eric Chu, is my first quant paper using population data to understand organizational evaluation! Looking forward to connecting with more #organization scholars there.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@CaseyStockstill @dartmouth Casey, hard to express my feeling via words but I am so happy for you, especially after our chat about you leaving academia. Glad you found a new home!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
3 years
Such a good thread on qualitative methods
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Mario L. Small
3 years
I have been reviewing a lot of papers and proposals by budding in-depth interview researchers. One thing they all would benefit from taking seriously: Sample size does not matter; what matters is *exposure*. 1/
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Writing a method paper on doing online and offline ethnography, and what it looks like while mixing the two. But only find few published papers. Any relevant work or suggestions?
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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Tagging other scholars to help us share the news @SandraNoDuerme @H_Wohl
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This paper is finally in print, can’t wait to read
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
2 years
Finally get some time to read ethnography and novels during winter break. Ethnography friends, any recommendations? Fictions and nonfiction are all welcome!
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@yukiasah @G1Leeee I just download your new paper in Sociology. Really interesting! Cannot wait to read!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
2 years
Finish reviewing papers submitted to the panel I organized. Just wanna say, if you get rejected, do not take it personally. Sometimes it is because of the aim of the panel, the combination of work we consider, and contingent factors.
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Congrats Leonie!!!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
3 years
Sarah Damaske's opening remark is so great on Challenges, Controversies, and Evidence in Qualitative Interviewing. Every quant and qualitative scholar should listen to!!! @ASAnews
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@ArianeOphir Cheer up!
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@CaseyStockstill ’s book is finally out! Congrats and cannot wait to read it
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
3 years
For those of you who have taught during the pandemic, if one of your student tested positive and now self-quarantine at home, do you move sessions online, or keeping in-person with make-up options?
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This talk clarifies part of my struggle while theorizing my ethnographic data, highly recommended.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@wendyliy I email organizers and conference administrators before they finalize the agenda and schedule. It always works!
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The best view to watch my mother’s doggy!!!
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@alannagillis3 This is super helpful, thank you!!!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
1 year
@UWSoc @SSSP1org I’m really bad at self-promoting sometimes. Thanks so much for spreading the news!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@SandraVPorto @socscihist @runzach @ummodern I’ll be there for my hybrid ethnography paper, let’s meet up!
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Thanks to @JKWolf21 for chairing the YALC and @ssspYALC for the recognition
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@estelabdiaz @shamuskhan @JLeeSoc So glad seeing that and looking forward to discuss you other future work tonight
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@sarahefarr @ybnkang @annaliese_grant @wendyliy But if you are in a cash society like Japan or Taiwan, then that is another story. It depends on how much you plan to give.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@elenavanstee @jeffguhin @taylorhartson @HorwitzIlana @JessiStreib As a middle class from Taiwan I actually was raised pretty much by a “natural growth” approach, curious how people see the variations across regional and country differences.
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@G1Leeee @Prof_WCByrd Congrats & let's meet up in LA
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@JessicaCalarco Welcome to Madison! Cannot wait to see you
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@H_Wohl @GaryAlanFine @CulturalSociol Congrats & cannot wait to read it!!!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@sadiemdempsey and the entire team to make this happen
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
3 years
This is trivial but does anyone have ideas about how to creatively record your presentation, rather than just talking it through?
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@Daniel_Laurison @sadiemdempsey this sounds like super relevant to your research
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@SandraNoDuerme @H_Wohl Thank you so much!!!
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
3 years
@bwitkovsky I take a week off without thinking the article and go hiking. Also I send comments to my advisors to nudge them helping me replying reviewers’ critique. This always works
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Mikki Ruo-Fan Liu
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@annabelipsen @DrSidaLiu Thanks I’ll check this out
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