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Notes from the margins
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The Appropriate Response to a Call-in
https://marginalia.kavanaramaswamy.com/appropriate-response-call-in/
Published: August 13, 2025 15:47
Retribution often caters to some of our more unsavoury instincts: revenge, anger, and pride. Eschewing retribution allows us to have accountability... It is not necessary to forego the needs that usually drive retribution either: justice, validation, and…
Anatomy of a Stare
https://marginalia.kavanaramaswamy.com/anatomy-of-a-stare/
Published: November 1, 2023 11:34
Every stare is built on the foundation of objectification. You know when something catches your eye? Whether because it's colourful, pretty, unusual, grim, or exciting, you may be curious about it and want to investigate it further...
Avoid Ableist Language
https://marginalia.kavanaramaswamy.com/avoid-ableist-language/
Published: November 5, 2022 00:00
Ableist language both upholds and perpetuates ableist structures. It matters in as much as any artefact of subordination matters: it symbolises oppression, and acts as a value-signifier.
Academic Workflow: My Writing Process
https://marginalia.kavanaramaswamy.com/academic-workflow-my-writing-process/
Published: January 23, 2022 10:48
Since there are a lot of people doing PhDs out there and I would have found this useful when I started mine, I'm detailing my PhD workflow here for anyone who might find it useful. This would also work for general writing tasks. I'm more of
Encanto: Missed Metaphors on Disability
https://marginalia.kavanaramaswamy.com/encanto-missed-metaphors-on-disability/
Published: January 4, 2022 00:00
Disney has been putting out a lot of disabled characters (or at least, disability-coded characters) in its movies off and on. There's the obvious case of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, not just visibly disabled but also severely abused on account of it.…