Session idea for THATCamp Southeast

I can't believe that we're less than a week away from the beginning of THATCamp Southeast. In what shouldn't be an all-too-surprising discovery, I'm learning that an unconference takes a lot more organizing than one would have thought. In any case, I recently posted my session idea for the Camp, and I wanted to cross-post … Continue reading Session idea for THATCamp Southeast →

Mechanical Resolution: Benjamin, Google Art Project, and the Digital Humanities

One of the first things that I saw this morning was a tweet from Andrew Hazlett pointing to a Washington Post article by Philip Kennicott about the new Google Art Project. Art Project takes a "street view" approach to 17 art museums, allowing you to walk through some of their galleries and see the works … Continue reading Mechanical Resolution: Benjamin, Google Art Project, and the Digital Humanities →

Dr. ProfHacker, or How I L3rn3d to St0p Worry1ng and <3 teh fail!!1! (MLA 2011 Version)

As you might have intuited from a previous post, I had the opportunity to attend the recent 2011 MLA Convention in Los Angeles. One of the panels that I spoke on was organized by Jason B. Jones and featured a trio of the ProfHacker team on the theme of "Hacking the Profession: Academic Self-Help in … Continue reading Dr. ProfHacker, or How I L3rn3d to St0p Worry1ng and <3 teh fail!!1! (MLA 2011 Version) →

Guest Post: Pick 13 at MLA 2011

The following is a guest post from MLA Executive Director, Rosemary Feal. Rosemary asked on Twitter yesterday if anyone would be willing to post a short guest post from her on his or her blog. I volunteered, and the rest is history. If you want to play along, you can find the 2011 MLA Convention … Continue reading Guest Post: Pick 13 at MLA 2011 →

(Omni?)Present at the MLA

Last year I gained some attention for not attending the Modern Language Association's annual convention. The notice that was paid to my situation and to the paper that was read on my behalf took me completely by surprise. That feeling of surprise persisted throughout 2010 as people occasionally sent emails or told me at events … Continue reading (Omni?)Present at the MLA →