This is a presentation I did at the SAMLA Conference in Atlanta on liminal space in Ben Jonson’s PRINCE HENRY’S BARRIERS–some of this material ended up in my academic book LIMINAL SPACE AND THE COURT MASQUE, published by Clemson University Press in the same year.
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Paper Presentation at Virginia Woolf Conference–June 12, 2007
This is a presentation I did on sympathy in MRS. DALLOWAY at a conference in Ohio–which gave me the chance not only to talk about Virginia Woolf, but to see the home of the Miami Redhawks up close. And you thought Miami was an exclusive Florida creation!
Paper Presentation at Tenth Nordic Conference for English Studies–May 25, 2007
This was a presentation I did on V.S. Naipaul’s A HOUSE FOR MR. BISWAS at a conference in Bergen, Norway. Not shown is the academic who asked me whether or not Naipaul was really “British enough” to be taken seriously as a critic of British imperialism. The mind boggles sometimes…
Humanity in the humanities?
I’ve been meaning to talk about this article for some time, one of the better ones to show up in the Chronicle in a while. Author Keith Wilhite, who teaches at Duke, suggests that the current job search process at the university level leaves a lot to be desired–in fact, that it’s downright inhumane. Outlining […]
Continue reading →Making the grade…
…and checking it twice (actually, more times than that). Grading is in full swing, and so updates here won’t be for a bit–but I’ll be past the end of semester grading crunch soon, and then will be back with more frequency. Best of luck to everyone on final exams, projects, papers, and (of course) best […]
Continue reading →New book chapter released.
I’ve just received my copy of a new book for which I contributed a chapter: Authority of Expression in Early Modern England is a book published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing which, to quote the back cover, “brings together an international group of scholars writing on the relationships between authority and the self in early modern […]
Continue reading →A milestone.
I’m very happy to announce that the University Personnel Committee at St. John’s University met on Wednesday and voted unanimously to approve my application for tenure and promotion–which means that I will be a tenured associate professor as of September 1st. Obviously this is a major milestone in my academic life, and when reaching such […]
Continue reading →Just a quick follow-up…
I’m happy to report that Brandeis has backed off of its scheme to close the Rose Art Museum and sell its art, which I talked about here recently. From President Jehuda Reinharz to the Brandeis community: Dear Members of the Brandeis community: The past ten days have been extremely difficult for all of us. I […]
Continue reading →There is no alternative…unless there is.
Warning: rant ahead. In the first time of the history of this site (okay, so it’s not European length history, but still, it’s the first time) I’ve cross-posted this entry to both sections of my blog, because I think it applies to both academic and non-academic audiences. If you’re not a Brandeis University alum or […]
Continue reading →Two down, one to go…
Just a quick note to say that I’ve gotten past the second stage of the tenure process; my college committee voted to approve my tenure request, which means I have one step remaining: an appearance before the university personnel committee, which obviously has a major say in what happens next. I’m being careful not to […]
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