A Schizo-Poetic Inquiry of a First-Year Doctoral Experience

Authors

  • Kate Roberts Bucca University of Prince Edward Island

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29652

Keywords:

schizo-poetics, disability poetics, poetic inquiry, visual art-based research, doctoral students

Abstract

Undertaking a doctoral program is a significant commitment involving sustained effort as an individual engages in academic work and scholarly identity formation. As a graduate student with a psychiatric disability, I face an added layer of challenge: dealing with symptoms as I navigate an academic system that is not designed for bodyminds like mine. This poetry and visual art collection offers a glimpse into my experience as a first-year doctoral student with schizoaffective disorder1 as I navigated Zoom classrooms, considered academic timelines and campus mental health awareness week, and wrestled with symptoms during the summer session. Through a schizo-poetic and visual inquiry informed by disability poetry and schizo-poetics, I present an embodied, multi-sensory exploration to highlight similarities and differences in the experiences of doctoral students with mental illness and their neurotypical peers, as well as to expand the conversation around disability and academia.

Author Biography

Kate Roberts Bucca, University of Prince Edward Island

Kate Roberts Bucca,  MFA, is a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. She is the author of a novel, Companion Plants (2014), and her poetry, fiction, essays, and paintings have been published widely in print and online. Her current fiction-based research explores the impact of neuronormativity and heteronormativity on graduate creative writing workshops.  

An abstract painting on raw canvas. Bright crimson originating in bottom right hand corner extends upward and sideways. Muddied spots of black ink, and grey, mustard, and teal paint overlay the crimson. A series of curved black lines extend horizontally across the centre of the painting, intersecting, and weaving. Smudged grey and black ink spots dot the canvas.

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Published

2023-08-25

How to Cite

Roberts Bucca, K. (2023). A Schizo-Poetic Inquiry of a First-Year Doctoral Experience. Art/Research/International:/A/Transdisciplinary/Journal, 8(1), 100–124. https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29652

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal

Section

Art/Research In Action

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Copyright (c) 2023 Kate Roberts Bucca

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