You  made it to episode two! Welcome!

 Join Rebekah and our second guest, Dr. Veronica Kitchen from the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs as they discuss what it means to be a successful mid-career scholar in academia. Topic Spotlights: embracing the chaos of teaching; the benefits of learning to play Taylor Swift on the guitar; and romance novels – for fun and academic reflection! 

Show notes from the episode:

• Heroism and Global Politics, edited by Veronica Kitchen and Jennifer G. Mathers (2019)
• ‘Veterans and military masculinity in popular romance fiction’, by Veronica Kitchen (Critical Military Studies, volume 4, Issue 1, 2018)
• Robert Bothwell, University of Toronto
• Peter Andreas, Brown University
• 'Smarter cooperation in Canada-US relations?’, by Veronica Kitchen (International Journal, Volume 59, No. 3, 2004)
• Jacqueline Murray, University of Guelph
• Barbara J. Falk, Canadian Forces College
• Veronica’s romance novel recommendations: The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn, and A Place Called Home by Jessica Scott

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