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Dr Katherine Weikert
@kateweikert
Medievalist of 900-1200ish England & Normandy most of the time. Immigrant and misplaced Hoosier. Usually tired. She/her. Views own.
Dec 4, 2019 • 28 tweets • 5 min read
I've hesitated telling my #PrecarityStory because it's tied up in my immigration story, and as I am still not secure there I have a lot of anxiety. But in honour of the #UCUStrikesBack @ucu, in solidarity with my colleagues, this is mine. 1/ I came over in 2010 with a student visa and a scholarship for my PhD. I'd hoped to finish and return but rapidly realised the job market wouldn't allow it. At the time you could get a one-year extension on a student visa for work experience if timed perfectly. 2/