Spring has arrived in Vienna in earnest — bordering on summer! — so I’ve broken out the sandals and the shorts. Meanwhile, my weather app tells me that Minneapolis is below freezing right now. Wien for the win! Again!
Time flies
The Diplomatische Akademie Wien runs on a trimester system, which is a teaching rhythm that doesn’t quite match any other I’ve ever experienced. Back in Minneapolis, UMN is on spring[sic] break this week, and the semester is roughly at its halfway point. Here, though, my “Digital Culture and Technology” seminar meets for the last time […]
Back in the saddle
The “spring” semester starts up for us again on Tuesday, though spring itself is still a long way away. And, if recent years are any indication, the weather won’t feel like proper spring until somewhere close to finals week. Maybe not even then. Still. It’s a new semester. There are updated syllabi (“Freedom of Speech” […]
Rebranding myself
Courtesy of the CLIP Interrogator (and a hat tip to the folks at Boing Boing, who brought this wonder of the algorithmic age to my attention), I now have two new titles to add to my CV. Using a photo taken of me during Larry Grossberg’s retirement festivities, the CLIP Interrogator has decided that I […]