I'm very pleased to share that starting August 1, I will begin a new job as Assistant Research Professor of Digital Humanities at Brigham Young University. I will be part of BYU's Office of Digital Humanities, which is located in the College of Humanities. I will join colleagues who are experts in computer-assisted language learning, … Continue reading Go West, Young Man
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Keep Calm and Carry On: Finding and Building PhD Career Paths
At the end of March this year, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Purdue University and talk about alternate careers for people pursuing the PhD. Throughout the day I enjoyed a number of interesting discussions with graduate students and faculty. It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come in the last 5 or 6 … Continue reading Keep Calm and Carry On: Finding and Building PhD Career Paths
The Future is Now: (Re)Training for an Alt-Ac Future
Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of visiting Penn State University for the first time. I was one of several invited speakers for the Center for American Literary Studies (CALS) Symposium on #Alt-Ac. Sean Goudie, Director of the Center, was our kind host and the MC for the day’s discussions. The day-long event … Continue reading The Future is Now: (Re)Training for an Alt-Ac Future
Announcing “Looking for Signposts” at #Alt-Academy
Herewith, the second quick update post. A New Cluster at #Alt-Academy A few weeks ago, on 27 January 2014, I was pleased to join Katina Rogers in announcing a new phase of #Alt-Academy. The open-access collection edited by Bethany Nowviskie first went live in the summer of 2011 and included essays that sought to define “alt-ac” … Continue reading Announcing “Looking for Signposts” at #Alt-Academy
Alt-Ac and Gender at the 2014 MLA: a Proposal
Last Spring at the height of the frantic “propose papers for the next MLA Convention!” I got contacted by Sarah Werner about a special session she was proposing on alt-ac and gender. I thought it was a fabulous topic and I wrote up a proposal, and Sarah (as panel proposers do) did a lot more … Continue reading Alt-Ac and Gender at the 2014 MLA: a Proposal