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Putting the 'Humanities' in 'Digital Humanities'
Reflecting on the recent The Humanities and Technology conference ( THAT Camp) in San Francisco, what strikes me most is...
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Taxing a la Carte
This story about the election results got me wondering. (And everybody can put the knives down -- I’m not analyzing...
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Social Media and the Department
I was hoping to engage in a dialogue with this community about how departments (or units or divisions etc.) can...
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PARTY ON
Contemporary Americans, wrote the philosopher Richard Rorty, are "rich fat [and] tired;" they live in an "Alexandrian" culture. Craig Brandon's...
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Art of the Conference Paper
Alessandro Angelini explains how grad students can impress when they present at academic meetings.
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Shrub Studies
In a new collection of essays, scholars assess the presidency of George W. Bush. Scott McLemee takes a look.
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What can Texas Hold 'Em Teach Me About Technology?
I'm playing in a poker tournament next week for an association's foundation fund. Apparently I will be playing something called...
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7 Ways College Has Improved Since 91
We spend so much time worrying about what is wrong with our U.S. higher ed system that it is easy...