Back from a fantastic trip to P-Con. With luck I can get a con report up soon, but I have to give a talk to the digital humanities doctoral students at the Moore Institute tomorrow, so I better get that completed first. Many thanks to Pádraig, Catie, Deirdre and all the organisers as well as…
Category: teaching
Friday’s Forgotten Books: If You Want to Write
As I get ready to teach another Creative Writing course, I think about books to recommend at the end and here’s a perennial recommendation. I’d also recommend Lynda Barry’s What It Is as well, especially if you yearn to write but haven’t quite figured out how to get the inchoate thoughts in your head out…
Krampus and Digital Monks
Did the Krampus visit you last night or did Saint Nicholas fill your shoes with gifts? Happy Independence Day, Finland (let’s have a little Värttinä for that). My talk is today at the Moore Institute. It’s an update of my keynote address from April; I wanted to hit a lot of the same issues, but…
Mary of Nijmeghen
Mary — or Mariken van Nieumeghen as it is in the original — is a play that shows up in the early sixteenth century. My students read it this week and (among other things) we talked about how one might adapt it to a modern movie and came up with a really good plan. They’re…
Utter Madness
What was I thinking? That I could somehow manage to do all the last minute things I need to do before getting on that airplane tomorrow and go down to Kingston for a reading of my play Lumottu? HA HA HA HA HA HA! So, yes, the play reading has been re-scheduled for August 30th….
BitchBuzz: How to Pack Like a Pro
Does this count as at least thinking about packing for England? I have got as far as realising I need to do some laundry before packing. Today will be for catching up on all grading. I’ve canceled the play reading for Tuesday: what was I thinking anyway?! It would have been insane. I forgot Monday…
BitchBuzz: Sarah Angliss/Spacedog
Looking forward to catching some of these performances in London: I find her work absolutely fascinating. Sarah Angliss and “Spacedog” By K.A. Laity Musician, engineer, writer Sarah Angliss has embarked on a round of performances under the aegis of Spacedog. Her unique combination of nerdy science knowledge, inspired music and automata brings together technology, history and the…
Today’s Film: The Haunting (1963)
Here’s an interesting combination of trailer and music video (because yes, I can find a connection to The Fall who covered this song, too). I’m looking forward to seeing this fine film with a bunch of students who have never seen it. It’s such an effectively spooky movie!
Blogger Has Been Down
Hence the lack of posting: more soon.
Hectic
Paperwork for the Fulbright to prepare; details to work out; pictures for the work permit; appointments to schedule; belongings to jettison; prep for the reading of “Lumottu”; revisions of essays to finish; grading grading grading. So, um — here’s something from the Fall!