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I’m designing two new classes that are headed to curriculum review.  If approved, I’ll teach them fall 11.  I’m a little nervous because mine don’t look like the syllabi I read of classes offered this spring in the same unit. … Continue reading

At the end of this post, I’ve added a movie I made here in PDX upon my return from MLA. I rode my bike, thought about DH and what it means at this cultural moment in our universities, sat on … Continue reading

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From the trenches.  When the wound is fresh, as opposed to the mellow posts I’ve been writing. Remember:  It Gets Better. This is directly from Paraphernalian.  Click through to the blog.  It’s a short post . . . . . … Continue reading

As I prepare to visit my first MLA since 1996, I’m reflecting on the people I know who stayed in the field, and those who left, and what influenced their decisions to leave or to stay. I was cheered that … Continue reading

Thank you, Dr. Feal, for responding to my post about lack of openness and transparency at the MLA11 site. You are right that $220 for non-member registration is a low conference fee. The fee is even less for MLA members. But … Continue reading

I walked the red carpet once in L.A., when the movie Practical Magic premiered, in 1998.  I don’t remember why I was brought there. [Img: Steves2cents.blogspot.com] I was writing my dissertation 6 days a week, scuttling from my office only … Continue reading

In America, we believe in “bank error in your favor,” as it says on a Monopoly “chance” card.  We believe in good luck, in getting away with it.  In doing what you want with or without the law on your … Continue reading

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