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Jun
8
Wells and Huxley
2008 | Filed Under Academics | 2 Comments
I’ve spent much of the evening trying to finish up my brief essay on the tripods in H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds (I locked my keys in my office yesterday, so I couldn’t work on Paraphrase), and it’s actually been rather educational.
Did you know that an eighteen-year-old Wells took a lecture course from [...]
Jun
6
Middle English Numbers
2008 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment
In the niche-lined halls of academia it’s generally considered a good idea to have a research specialization, a supposedly unique hat that fits you well enough that you might, over time, get known for doffing it at conferences and between the covers of critical journals. My CV shows that I’m an admittedly eccentric fellow [...]
May
28
Academic Multiple Personality Disorder
2008 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment
For the past few days I’ve been writing several academic articles, switching off and on between them as my mind wanes or items come in via InterLibrary Loan (ILL). Because the projects aren’t terribly related, I’m beginning to feel like my academic personality is fragmenting. (Though, truth be told, one look at my [...]
May
15
Anasazi Petroglyph Map
2008 | Filed Under Academics, Homelife | 2 Comments
My brother, in addition to being a remarkably fine photographer of the old rite, has become rather adept at the new rite of digital photography. Give him a picture and Photoshop and the results can be breathtaking.
Or instructive. Take, for instance, the photo at left, taken of the petroglyph “map” I found on [...]
Apr
24
Our Students
2008 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment
I’ve previously posted about the Shift Happens 2.0 video, which ought to be mandatory watching for all teachers and learners in this new world in which we find ourselves. This morning, I came across this, which makes some interesting cross-references for teachers especially:
Apr
18
Robert Jordan’s Office
2008 | Filed Under Academics, Homelife | Leave a Comment
This morning I took up an invitation to visit Jim Rigney’s home and office. Robert Jordan’s office, in other words. The home of the Dragon Firstborn.
It’s hard to describe what a surreal experience this was for me. Robert Jordan was a name of dreams for most of my adult life. I never [...]
Apr
17
Academic Projects
2008 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment
One of my students recently asked me why I don’t write much about my academic life here on the website. The question gave me pause, largely because I hadn’t realized that I’d not written much about academic things. Yet looking over the site I can see the student was right: I’ve not written [...]
Apr
9
Jordan-Rigney Panel Discussion
2008 | Filed Under Academics, Homelife | 2 Comments
As first reported here (a michaellivingston.com exclusive!), a few weeks ago I gave a speech honoring the literary legacy of James Oliver Rigney, Jr, known to most of the world as Robert Jordan, on the occasion of his induction into the South Carolina Academy of Authors. It was a true honor, and the speech [...]