When I visited San Francisco in December 2009, I made a point of visiting the Contemporary Jewish Museum to see the exhibit As It Is Written: Project 304,805, in which soferet (professionally trained female scribe) Julie Seltzer wrote the entire text of the Torah at the Museum over the course of a full year. Upon … Continue reading »
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On Gone with the Wind
I first read Gone with the Wind when I was 10, after I’d seen the film. And I’d seen the film because my mom had the brilliant idea that I should play Rhett and Scarlett in the fifth grade talent show. We watched the movie several times, adapted the the horse jail scene to my … Continue reading »
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Storytelling in the GIF Economy by Kathleen Sweeney, via Publishing Perspectives “The shorthand capacity of the GIF has aided and abetted viral meaning blitzes to such an effective degree, the Oxford University Dictionaries USA named ‘GIF’ its 2012 word of the year, over ‘Eurogeddon’ and ‘Superstorm.’ And not just the noun, but also the verb, … Continue reading »
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My Austin graffiti photo essay is featured in the new End of Austin
I am thrilled to announce that my photo essay, End of Austin: West Campus, has been featured in the latest End of Austin collection. The End of Austin is a digital humanities project that explores urban identity in Austin, Texas. Its goal is to bring together different kinds of voices—academic, artistic, activist—to start a conversation … Continue reading »
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Catching up on my Google Reader after a two week lapse was quite a slog, but I found some real gems. What Is Beowulf? via the Britsh Library Medieval and Earlier Manuscrips Blog The British Library holds the unique manuscript of the Old English epic poem Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV). Want to find … Continue reading »
People To Whom I’m (Supposedly) Related
I’ve been fascinated by genealogy and family history since I was a little girl, and three aunts encouraged my natural interest in history by sharing family lore, photographs, and trees with me. I spent many hours with my Aunt Sandra, digging through her seemingly hundreds of shoe boxes filled with old family photographs. We’re the … Continue reading »
