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. […]
Making conferences worthwhile
It’s the gap in between the 2014 versions of two academic conferences — the American Studies Association and the National Communication Association — that I attend with some regularity. Not this year, though. Seattical is too precious to leave more often than I absolutely have to. But seeing my Twitter and Facebook feeds fill up […]
Adventures in bookkeeping
I’m on sabbatical for the 2014-15 academic year, and spending it in Seattle: i.e., 1900 miles away from Minneapolis. Relocating for ~15 months poses a number of logistical problems — most of which I won’t bore you with — but there’s one that I suspect will resonate with many of the folks who are likely […]