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Canadians dont understand irony. Well, thats a little saying of
Canadians dont understand irony. Well, thats a little saying of mine, and I repeat it often while traveling in Canada less because its true than beca...

Alms for the medievalist, oh early modernist friends, as I attempt
Alms for the medievalist, oh early modernist friends, as I attempt to assemble an ambitious syllabus. I am teaching a seminar at the Folger starting ...

I became a better teacher when I finally stopped trying to cover
I became a better teacher when I finally stopped trying to cover the works I teach in my courses. Can Marie de Frances lays be adequately considered i...

Thank you, everyone, for the birthday wishes -- hundreds of them!
Thank you, everyone, for the birthday wishes -- hundreds of them! It feels good to be in a world that includes you, and I am grateful for your friends...

Because Maura Coughlin just now released this terrible earworm on
Because Maura Coughlin just now released this terrible earworm on my FB wall, I share it and dedicate the song to the members of the #babel14 SCALE pl...

From January to June 2014, Prismatic Ecology sold more than 500
From January to June 2014, Prismatic Ecology sold more than 500 print copies. Not too bad for the books first six months of life! *Thank you* to every...

Annals of editorial insanity: I have four edited collections
Annals of editorial insanity: I have four edited collections (three of which are co-edited) in progress at the moment: Elemental Ecocriticism (with Lo...

I am going to write an essay entitled Beowulf for Pyromaniacs.
I am going to write an essay entitled Beowulf for Pyromaniacs. Itll become a chapter of The Book of Fire, on flame as that which consumes and incites ...

Today begins Myths of Britain version VI, co-taught with my
Today begins Myths of Britain version VI, co-taught with my amazing colleague Ayanna Thompson. We start with a series of maps quietly projected in the...