By Erin E. Templeton Happy Weekend, ProfHacker friends! The title and image for today’s Weekend Reading comes from the Ágitagueda art festival, an annual tradition in Portugal this month that was recently featured in Bored Panda. If you have even a fleeting interest in the digital humanities, it is well-worth your while …read more
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Jun 19
A Quick ProfHack: Kindling the Presentation
By Erin E. Templeton A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria. If you haven’t attended (and didn’t have your Twitter stream flooded with #DHSI2014 tweets), DHSI is a week-long Digital Humanities extravaganza, which <a target=_blank title="DHSI 2014: On …read more
Jun 13
Weekend Reading: Strawberry Moon Edition
By Erin E. Templeton As the summer heats up in many parts of the world, we here at ProfHacker hope that you are keeping cool whether by visiting the pool with the family, hitting the stacks in the library (bonus points if you’re in a temperature-controlled archive!), getting some writing done in your favorite …read… Continue Reading Weekend Reading: Strawberry Moon Edition
Jun 10
DHSI 2014: On Building
Jun 06
DHSI 2014: Birds of a Feather “The Next Generation”
The question: What responsibility do we have to prepare emerging digital humanists for careers in and out of the academy, and how are we working to meet those goals? The mission: “to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.” Oh wait—that’s… Continue Reading DHSI 2014: Birds of a Feather “The Next Generation”
May 23
Weekend Reading: Memorial Day Weekend Edition
By Erin E. Templeton Happy Memorial Day Weekend, ProfHackers! Before we launch into the Weekend Reading, we wanted to take a moment a remember those who have served our country both at home and abroad. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Laura Miller, writer for Salon.com has broken up with Amazon. …read more
May 19
Summer Reading: 2014 Edition
By Erin E. Templeton Commencement on my campus was on Saturday morning. Colleagues at other institutions in my town of Spartanburg, SC celebrated last week or today. Now that the exams are marked and the grades are in, or will be in soon, perhaps you will find a bit of time for pleasure reading. …read… Continue Reading Summer Reading: 2014 Edition
May 06
Get GOESing with Global Entry
By Erin E. Templeton If you are a regular traveler, by now you have probably seen the PreCheck lines that allow certain travelers the privilege of not only bypassing long TSA lines but also keeping their shoes on and leaving liquids and laptops in their carry-on. Precheck membership is by application only …read more
Apr 18
Weekend Reading: Here Comes Peter Cottontail Edition
By Erin E. Templeton This weekend marks the return of one of my favorite contests: The Washington Post’s annual Peeps Diorama contest. Here are the winners and finalists for 2014. Also sharing in the Peeps love, Slate asks, “What happens when you throw a Peep out an airlock?” This experiment builds …read more