Caffeinated On a Train
Caffeinated On a Train
Lily and Lorraine
Two masters students at Freie Universität Berlin share their insights about studying, academia, student life in Berlin, and Wyndham Lewis.
Episode 18: The Deep Dark Forest of Lockdown Temporality
Is time even real? Join us for a colourful discussion of clock-time, how artificial linear temporality and deadlines are, sleep cycles and zoom fatigue, Lily’s research on capitalism and industrial time, and an oddly large number of forest-related metaphors. Post your favourite academic articles about temporality on the social media platform of your choice!
Oct 13, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Episode 17: Sophistry in Academia
Is academia bullshit? Ready your truth-claims and place an order at your local Burger King, because we’re about to find out! We talk about treating Enlightenment philosophers, the value of deconstructive language versus accessibility, and are joined by a very special guest. Recommended reading from this episode: -Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins -Epistemic Injustice by Miranda Fricker -I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin -Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill Listen to The Fire Next Time on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi43zpigptI Support Young Women in Academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain
Jul 7, 2020
41 min
Episode 16: Updates from the Lockdown Semester
As German quarantine seems to be winding to a close (knock on wood), Lily and Lorraine reflect on their semester in lockdown, and what it’s taught them about work, education, and self-care. Listen to the episode from the beginning of quarantine: https://anchor.fm/coatpodcast/episodes/Episode-13-Caffeinated-and-in-Quarantine-edbu1g Episode where we made predictions about COVID: https://anchor.fm/coatpodcast/episodes/Episode-14-The-Caffeinated-Coronavirus-Manifesto-edur4s Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain
Jun 23, 2020
52 min
Episode 15: Para-Academic Activities
Get yourself some para-academic activities! Lily and Lorraine talk about their academic-adjacent pursuits, developing resilience in the academic job market, how to build supportive connections in academia, and where to find inspiration outside of it. #WholesomeContent Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain
May 26, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Episode 14: The Caffeinated Coronavirus Manifesto
In this episode, recorded on April 20, 2020, Lily and Lorraine talk about the quarantine as a cultural moment, their fears, and their hopes for the future. They talk about processing, priorities, and the changes they want to see in the post-COVID-19 world. Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain
May 12, 2020
47 min
Episode 13: Caffeinated and in Quarantine
A month into the quarantine, Lily and Lorraine check in about how they’ve been experiencing it. They talk about how the quarantine hit them, discuss work, play, and wage labour, and tell you how they are taking care of themselves as people who love creating things - and derive self-worth from it.  Mentioned in this podcast: https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/  Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain 
Apr 28, 2020
1 hr 18 min
Episode 12: Your Academia is not Activism
Dear academics: theorising social injustice isn’t the same as fighting it. Try to be more like Madita Oeming, or, failing that, at least Michel Foucault. In this episode, Lily and Lorraine talk about the intersection of academia and activism, they talk about their current papers (Q: what is the best academic essay that we could be comparing our essays to?), and mostly Lorraine talks about her porn class. Follow Madita Oeming on twitter: @msoeming PORN STUDIES DO NOT CREATE PROSPERITY: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEfbwNwWwAA3gly.jpg Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain
Apr 14, 2020
59 min
Episode 11: Cannibalism on a Train
Lily and Lorraine are back with hot takes on cannibalism in the media and the role of teaching in academia. Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain Read Lorraine's article in the Horror Scholar journal: https://drive.google.com/file/u/1/d/1U7wFSA7q8cH1zC-Ri9LIAQHf0XGe9c94/view
Mar 31, 2020
41 min
Episode 10: Where Have We Been?
Where have we been? In an unusually serious episode of Caffeinated on a Train, Lily and Lorraine dive into the failure of university settings to live up to their alleged intellectual ideals of gender equality and deal with sexual harassment. Do better, academia. Do better, FU. Support young women in academia: https://www.patreon.com/caffeinatedonatrain
Mar 16, 2020
36 min
Episode 9: Welcome Back for Season Three
Welcome to season three! Or semester three, at least. Lily is rocking the JFKI, and Lorraine is rocking back and forth in front of her thesis. Tune in to hear the best advice Lorraine ever got on academic writing, the story of our trip to the German History Museum, and teasers for episodes you can expect this semester. Mentioned this Episode Unfortunately now payment-locked article defending bad academic writing: https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191011-In-Praise-of-Bad-Academic-Writing FU Review Launch Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/563360644226969/ Circe author: Madeline Miller Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/coatpodcast
Nov 16, 2019
1 hr 18 min
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