Several affiliated groups at Emory, including the Black Student Alliance, NAACP, and Change@Emory, asked me to speak at the February 27th Rally Against Racism. This is what I had to say. I am here to reflect on President Wagner’s remarks in his Emory Magazine column and its relationship to structural issues and culture on campus. … Continue reading »
On the Nature of Gaffes
Gaffe, n. an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder (Google) For the past 24 hours, members of the Emory community and academics on Twitter have been lighting up social media with outrage and critical conversations about remarks made by Emory University’s president in a column called “As American as … … Continue reading »
Digital Humanities: Egalitarian or the New Elite?
Over the past few months, I have had the chance to collaborate with a number of insightful scholars around issues of social media and public scholarship. One of the fruits of such collaborations is a panel proposal for the Digital Humanities 2013 conference in Lincoln, Nebraska next summer. While we’re still waiting to hear about … Continue reading »
Job Search 2.0: Breaking the Silence
When I first began working, in the summer of 1995, I remember being inculcated with the codes of capitalist labor. The less said about interviews the better, I was told by a parent. Never, my sister instructed, was I to discuss how much I earned with anyone. Erring on the side of good will among … Continue reading »
Conference Live Tweets: Twitter Good or #Twittergate?
I didn’t think my foray into academic blogging would begin with what I jokingly dubbed #Twittergate, but in this fast-paced digital age, much is beyond our control. The very question of control animated a conversation about the ethics of live tweeting from conferences on Twitter last night and this morning. If you missed it, check … Continue reading »
