Since the title of my recent book is The Last Vanishing Man (and the titleRead More
He Gave Us Each Other: In Memory of Jeffrey Pratt Beedy
Today, I gathered with friends, colleagues, acquaintances, former students, former teachers, and former staff membersRead More
When It’s Fun to Grade
This morning I was grading work for a 2-credit, half-semester course I teach called ClusterRead More
Disciplined Making
This was going to be a short post about a couple ideas from a singleRead More
Academic Integrity?
The ChatGPT handwringing of late has bothered me, not least because it is cloaked inRead More
Generous Thinking Now
“We’re in a bad time for everybody. There are very few models as to ourRead More
The Strength of Kindness
1. Take a moment, settle yourself, and note your immediate emotional response to these words:Read More
Poor Queer Studies for a Society of Outsiders
At this year’s MLA Convention, I am honored to be on a panel devoted toRead More
The Good, The Bad, and the Interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinarity is one of those words, like openness and diversity, that many people in academiaRead More
Extending the Mind
This summer, I recommended to everyone I encountered that they take an hour and listenRead More
