Academics are seasonal creatures. Some people grow out of the September to December / January to June schedule after high school, and most of the rest get over it once they’ve gotten past college (and sometimes) graduate school…but for a few people (we happy few!), Labor Day continues to signal the end of the break […]

There’s an interesting article over at the Chronicle of Higher Education concerning the writing process, or more specifically, the rewriting process. Rachel Toor tells a tragic tale (especially tragic if this has ever happened to you) of a book, nearly completed, annihilated by the dreaded computer crash. (I’m always amazed when people who have gone […]

Welcome to the academic side of my new website! This part of the site will be dedicated to my academic activities: information about my scholarly work, from books to articles, academic conference information, and other information relevant to my college teaching. I plan to write fairly often here about academic issues both foreign and domestic, […]