As noted, I am a fan of the push to #readwomen2014. Now that VIDA has released their Count for 2013 (a breakdown of how many male or female writers are published or reviewed by leading literary publications), it's clear that calling for change in concrete terms (such as quantity of reviews and reviewers) can indeed be effective, and… Continue reading A note on #readingwomen–and other underrepresented authors
Author: Sara Davis
Elsewhere on the Internet: Language Acts and Artifacts
From The Toast, linguist Gretchen McCulloch offers a sort of taxonomy of doge, a meme which startled and perplexed me the few times I encountered it. Her explanation helps contextualize both the syntax of the doge meme and its appeal. Internet dialects are taking up the same kind of space as a silly accent or… Continue reading Elsewhere on the Internet: Language Acts and Artifacts
Elsewhere on the Internet: Women, art, and love
There's not really a theme here: this is just a list of links I've enjoyed this week that I wanted to share before I take to the sea. (I finally get to say that and mean it!) Remember when I posted about Lilit Marcus's article about reading only women in 2013? Lilit posted a sequel… Continue reading Elsewhere on the Internet: Women, art, and love
Words I frequently mistype and what they should mean
Please feel free to use the following words in a meaningful sentence. Apologues ("AH-poe-logs"). Noun, plural. Apologies (especially fauxpologies) given for show, in the manner of a Shakespearean monologue. Ex. Grantland's apology, taken apart at Aoifeschatology. Historican. Noun. A cross between a historian and a publican; one who purveys history as if ale. Ex: Jaya Saxena, living my… Continue reading Words I frequently mistype and what they should mean
Elsewhere on the Internet: Your Dream Job
After work last night, I stopped at a bar to join some of my old colleagues from the art museum in celebrating the tenure of our former manager, who is retiring. (Sort of. She's not one to rest on her laurels for long.) One of the lovely things about working at that museum was a… Continue reading Elsewhere on the Internet: Your Dream Job
Trolling Your Thesis
If you are a current or recovering academic, odds are good that you've already seen lol my thesis within the last month--and thanks to each and everyone one of you who linked to it. Reducing years of research and pages of explication into one sentence = academic comedy gold. I'm delighted by the premise as a book pusher, since… Continue reading Trolling Your Thesis
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