[I’ve already forgotten where I first read this tip — and since my efforts to backtrack to it by googling around are only helping me find dozens of seemingly independent versions of the same advice, I’m not going to worry as much as I might about a hat-tip the “original” source here. I send apologies […]
2015 ACS Institute registration opens
A few months ago, I blogged enthusiastically about the Third ACS Institute, which will be held in Bloemfontein, South Africa from 7-12 December 2015. And the Institute’s website is now live, with more information about the event, including registration details and forms. If you’ve got any interest in cultural studies, and can make it to […]
Name that status: The rules [Rerun Sunday]
If you’re my Facebook friend, you have probably noticed that I don’t use some of the site’s main features in the way that they were intended to be used. And while it’s been a while since I’ve toyed with Facebook’s check-ins, for several years I’ve held pretty steady to my routine of using my status […]
Finland has it all
At least that’s what Monty Python claim. And, in a little more than a month, I will get to enjoy the glory of Finland in person for four weeks or so, courtesy of the International Institute for Popular Culture at the University of Turku. Two public lectures. One incredibly compact seminar introduction to cultural studies. […]
How to plagiarize well (tips for my undergraduates) [Rerun Sunday]
Ideally, of course, this tip could be summed up in four simple words: Just Don’t Do It. But you know that already. The syllabus tells you not to do so. Pretty much every instructor you’ve ever had since high school has told you not to do so. And yet, in spite of all that, you […]