cross-posted from ACH.org On Friday, January 10 from 5:15-6:30pm in Sheraton I at the Sheraton Chicago, the ACH will sponsor a session (#402) at the Modern Language Association's Convention. Earlier this year, the ACH put out a call for papers on the subject "Beyond the Digital." In recent years, an increasing number of sessions at the … Continue reading Methods and More for “Beyond the Digital” at MLA 2014
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Two Job Markets in Every Pot: My Platform for the MLA Executive Council
Earlier this year, I sent Rosemary Feal, the Executive Director of the MLA, a direct message via Twitter. In the last couple of years I've had the chance to get to know her as we've spoken together on panels and as I've served on the MLA's Committee on Information Technology (CIT). In this DM, I suggested that … Continue reading Two Job Markets in Every Pot: My Platform for the MLA Executive Council
Beyond the Digital: Pattern Recognition and Interpretation. A CFP for MLA 2014 from ACH
Cross-posted from http://www.ach.org/beyond-digital-cfp-mla-2014 Recent MLA Conventions have featured many sessions about the digital humanities, considering their impact on methodology, pedagogy, bibliography, race, and the profession itself. What is sometimes forgotten, however, is that the output of digital analysis is not itself the goal; rather, it is a means to an end, and that end is the … Continue reading Beyond the Digital: Pattern Recognition and Interpretation. A CFP for MLA 2014 from ACH
Minor Differences and Diverging Paths
What follows is my talk for a session at the 2013 MLA on "How Did I Get Here? Our 'Altac' Jobs." As always, I'm super excited to be at the MLA and to be speaking about a subject that is near and dear to my heart: new models of employment for PhDs and the training … Continue reading Minor Differences and Diverging Paths
A Digital Pedagogy Unconference at MLA13: Join Us!
[This has been cross-posted at Adeline Koh’s website, http://www.adelinekoh.org/.] Adeline and I are thrilled to announce that we’ll be holding an “unconference” on digital pedagogy as a preconference workshop for the Modern Language Association Annual Meeting in 2013. What are “Unconferences”? The ten-year old unconference format emerged as a response to weaknesses of the traditional … Continue reading A Digital Pedagogy Unconference at MLA13: Join Us!