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THREAD: this is a thread about how something I have written was rejected by an academic journal. Two journals, actually. Thread contains a poem I really want people to read. And some photos. Whatever. #football #research #ultras #scottishfootball (1/11)
So, a bit of background. I spent a chunk of December walking around the vicinity of five Scottish football grounds taking photos of every football-related sticker I could find. Most of these were #ultras related. Some were not. Most were on lampposts. Some were not. (2/11)
Here’s a random selection of the 1363 photos I took. In total I photographed 2142 individual stickers. That is a LOT of data. (5/11)
I then did an analysis of every single sticker, and mapped them all using computer mapping software (that’s maybe a thread for another time – hmu if you want to know more!) (6/11)
I am fully aware that this seems like a bit of a mad thing to do with your time. I thought (and still think) it is super cool. But… (3/11)
#topresearchtip Do not do research that involves a LOT of walking about in the depths of a Scottish winter. It sucks. I got very wet and very cold. Every. Single. Day. In hindsight, I should have done it summertime! (4/11)
