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13 Jun 2021

You can’t teach an old blog new tricks

In this past, I’ve always been notoriously bad at writing blog posts. Like diaries, calendars and address books there has always been something impossible for me about remaining organised enough to get my thoughts out in a regular fashion on the page. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve blogged a lot the past. But it always feels so much like a resolution, something I ought to do to better represent myself or share my work, and, inevitably, after a number of weeks the posts dry up and the blog falls by the wayside.

Right, now that’s all out in the open, I can tell you what I’m hoping to do from this point onward. The last twelve months of isolation have impacted all of us in different ways; we’ve all faced challenges during the pandemic and we’ve all had to adjust. In my case, I’ve been through a number of life changes since late 2019, and, coupled with the looming dread of saying goodbye to my 20s later this year, it’s also provided plenty of time to consider what the future might hold.

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About Ben R. Atkinson

Ben R. Atkinson is a writer, musician, and presenter who can be heard broadcasting on radio stations around the world, is known for his novels, radio dramas, and who writes and performs his own music in the country/folk genre. Ben is currently studying for his PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Lincoln in the UK.

Subject Specialisms

Digital Media, American Studies,
Pedagogy, Learning Technology

Qualifications

PhD Music — University of Lincoln, 2026 / PGCHE — Falmouth University, 2019 / Fellow HEA - Higher Education Academy, 2018 / MA Digital Media — University of Lincoln, 2015 BA(Hons) Media Production — University of Lincoln, 2013 /

Awards

Graduate Intern of the Year, University of Lincoln — 2014 / Outstanding Contribution to the Lincoln School of Media — 2013

Contact

Email: hello@benratkinson.com

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