So why can’t I search the catalogue of the British Library this weekend? wtf? I’ve got work to do! If you claim to be the repository of the “World’s Knowledge,” shouldn’t you keep your site up and running?
grrr!
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microsoft on reading
Via Slashdot:
neile writes “I stumbled across a fascinating paper over at the Microsoft Typography site today that provides a really nice overview of the different theories on how humans read. If you thought we read by recognizing word shapes, think again! With the assistance of fancy eye-tracking cameras researchers have been able to devise several clever experiments to give us new insight into how reading works.” We’ve linked to some of Larson’s work previously.
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task list on steroids
In a recent conversation, my grandma was impressed with how much time off I get during the summer. And it’s true. With the exception of the following responsibilities, I have a three-month vacation. What to do? What to do?
The fall semester begins in thirteen weeks. One week of that will probably involve visiting family and friends in Georgia. For the rest, I have the following task list, which I hope to refine gradually:
- Get a tattoo.
- Reading
- Orality / literacy
- Critical literacy studies
- Theorizing media in transition
- Early modern print culture
- Eighteenth-century Methodism
- Book proposal
- Article on eighteenth-century Methodist periodicals
- Article on eighteenth-centurry Methodist preaching
- Article on authorship attribution study of a particular preacher’s sermons
- Revising a few grant applications for resubmission and mapping out grant deadlines
- Three weeks researching at the Methodist Archives and Research Centre in Manchester, England
- One week at SHARP 2004 conference in Lyon, France
- Tweak the department website
- Perhaps purchase a 12″ iBook.
- Project work for Romantic Circles
- Experiment with Drupal (note this and this), WordPress, MediaWiki, PG Distributed Proofreaders.
- Work on ideas for Poetry Blam and Lit Out Loud. I’ve been experimenting with the sound editor Audacity with good results.
- Figure out if Palimpsest is worth continuing. I think it is, but perhaps with a different structure and perhaps run off of software other than MovableType .
- Prep for Intro to Shakespearean Drama
- Re-read the plays
- Watch the films
- Read Corrigan’s book on writing about film (thanks for the recommendation, Chuck!)
- Much of this preparation will take place as I complete the reading listed at the top of this entry.
- Create budget
- Year-long colloquium
- Honors section of English 225
- Academic Service Learning: Partnership with University Academy
- Honors conference in the spring.
- Digital honors journal
In short, summer is a busy time for those of us who work in academia!