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Friday, March 23, 2012

Making Our Way in the World: Musings on Medieval and Modern Maps and GPS

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As my dissertation deals in many ways with medieval travel and medieval maps, I've been thinking a lot about my own travels and use of m...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

Reducing the Medieval (with an anecdote about dissertating!)

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Waimea  Apologies for the hiatus, folks. I am in the last two weeks of dissertation editing before I file (o.O).  I feel, at the momen...
Monday, February 20, 2012

"Do you feel different than you did yesterday?": Identity and Growing up

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This past week I've turned 30, and I've been thinking a lot about age. In my culture, I've reached a new landmark. I'm now i...
Friday, January 20, 2012

Is there a teacher in this class?

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Yesterday I had an unusual first day of the semester. I have never felt so prepared, never so calm, about a new class. I've had the syll...
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Celebrating Joan of Arc's 600th Birthday (whether she was born on that day or not)

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Happy 600th Birthday, Joan of Arc! Although it's a bit too convenient that the Saint happened to be born on the Epiphany, and it is mo...
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Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Twelve Days of Dissertation Chapter Editing . . .

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Given that we're right in the middle of the twelve days of Christmas, we decided that a special present was in order for all of our love...
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Monday, December 26, 2011

I'm Dreaming of Green Christmas: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight's Most Dangerous Christmas Game

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In honor of the holidays I thought I would talk about my favorite Christmas story – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight . Much ink has been spil...
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