At DHSI 2014, participants requested an unconference session on how to turn a digital humanities project from an idea into a reality, and I offered to lead it. Here, roughly, are the steps that I recommended. A few are relevant … Continue reading →

Last week, the MLA Task Force on Doctoral Study in Modern Language and Literature released its first report of its findings. I have been looking forward to this report since I knew that it was in the making — it … Continue reading →

I wrote the essay below on October 22, 2013 after attending a workshop on Impostor Syndrome and Assertiveness at the Seattle Attic feminist makerspace. The discussions during that workshop helped me realize some of the reasons that contribute to the … Continue reading →

Roger has put up a great post about his standard DHSI kit, and I wanted to make my own contribution of practical info if you’re coming this year. The following are all things that I wish I’d known in advance, or … Continue reading →

Now that I’ve turned in the dissertation, and while I’m prepping for the defense, I think I need to spend some time actually processing it — publicly, as well as privately. This is the first of what I anticipate will … Continue reading →

My dissertation defense date has been set, and I am busily making final revisions. As a result, my online activity is fairly light, and will continue to be light until mid-June. You can find more information about what I’m currently … Continue reading →

This morning I visited Walter Andrews and Stacy Waters, who run two digital humanities projects at UW — the Svoboda Diaries Project, and the NewBook Digital Text project. I knew I was coming for their team’s weekly meeting, but I … Continue reading →

I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak on a panel at the annual RMMLA meeting in Vancouver, WA, last weekend, along with Dene Grigar, Roger Whitson, Daniel Powell, and a cameo by Ray Siemens.  This is a slightly … Continue reading →

(Cross-posted to my Day of DH site) I wrote this almost a year ago — and published it — and then unpublished it, terrified that I would seem as though I was kvetching without good reason. I don’t think that’s … Continue reading →