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No Road Less Traveled
Than My Own: My Path to
an Alternative Academic
Career
   {   Liana M. Silva-Ford (@literarychica)
       Graduate Writing Specialist
       University of Kansas
       Hashtag for this #MLA13 panel: #s270
Top left: “My old path” by Flickr user
phondanai_khanti under Creative Commons
License 2.0

Bottom left: “path-train-tunnel” by Flickr user
dandeluca under Creative Commons License 2.0

Above: “the path” by Flickr user richardfreeman
under Creative Commons License 2.0
“The Place of Waiting”
by Flickr user Ian Sane
under Creative
Commons License 2.0
“Stopalicious 2” by Flickr user carbonNYC under Creative Commons License 2.0
“night trains” by Flickr user Lachlan under Creative Commons
License 2.0
“Graduate student
life !!” by Flickr user
Vinay Shivakumar
under Creative
Commons License
2.0
Top left: “Dissertation” by Flickr user sustainablerural under Creative Commons License 2.0
Top right: Image of sonogram by Liana Silva-Ford




Bottom left: “Kansas City Skyline 1” by Flickr user ZTW1 under Creative Commons License 2.0
Bottom right: “Academia” by Flickr user Mr Empey
Image from “Many Be Called, But Few Chosen: Duquesne University
Adjuncts’ Fight to Organize, Part One”
“Knot” by Flickr
user Phineas H
under Creative
Commons License
2.0
“Gear Stick” by
Flickr user Sean
McEntee under
Creative
Commons
License 2.0
“Angry” by Flickr user kingfishpies under Creative
Commons License 2.0
“Finger face with a question” by Flickr user Tsahi Levent-Levi
under Creative Commons License 2.0
“Jump!” by Flickr user Enid Yu under Creative Commons
License 2.0
“Smile” by Flickr user manduhsaurus under Creative
Commons License 2.0
“Stepping Into
Spring” by Flickr
user Pink Sherbet
Photography
under Creative
Commons License
2.0
“Listen” by Flickr user ky_olsen under Creative Commons License 2.0
“The Road Less Traveled” by Flickr user keebosr under Creative
Commons License 2.0

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Lsf mla 13 s270 altac presentation

  • 1. No Road Less Traveled Than My Own: My Path to an Alternative Academic Career { Liana M. Silva-Ford (@literarychica) Graduate Writing Specialist University of Kansas Hashtag for this #MLA13 panel: #s270
  • 2. Top left: “My old path” by Flickr user phondanai_khanti under Creative Commons License 2.0 Bottom left: “path-train-tunnel” by Flickr user dandeluca under Creative Commons License 2.0 Above: “the path” by Flickr user richardfreeman under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 3. “The Place of Waiting” by Flickr user Ian Sane under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 4. “Stopalicious 2” by Flickr user carbonNYC under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 5. “night trains” by Flickr user Lachlan under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 6. “Graduate student life !!” by Flickr user Vinay Shivakumar under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 7. Top left: “Dissertation” by Flickr user sustainablerural under Creative Commons License 2.0 Top right: Image of sonogram by Liana Silva-Ford Bottom left: “Kansas City Skyline 1” by Flickr user ZTW1 under Creative Commons License 2.0 Bottom right: “Academia” by Flickr user Mr Empey
  • 8. Image from “Many Be Called, But Few Chosen: Duquesne University Adjuncts’ Fight to Organize, Part One”
  • 9. “Knot” by Flickr user Phineas H under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 10. “Gear Stick” by Flickr user Sean McEntee under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 11. “Angry” by Flickr user kingfishpies under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 12. “Finger face with a question” by Flickr user Tsahi Levent-Levi under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 13. “Jump!” by Flickr user Enid Yu under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 14. “Smile” by Flickr user manduhsaurus under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 15. “Stepping Into Spring” by Flickr user Pink Sherbet Photography under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 16. “Listen” by Flickr user ky_olsen under Creative Commons License 2.0
  • 17. “The Road Less Traveled” by Flickr user keebosr under Creative Commons License 2.0

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