http://blog.jliedl.ca Life, the universe and academia Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:27:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Next weekend? We're welcoming a new kitten into our home. (A Siberian, a breed to which my husband is amazingly NON-reactive.) He's one of the kittens from this litter (the paler colouring like the one playing inside the tunnel.) Thanks to Siberlynx Siberians for making this possible. http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=293 Western Civ hit the cap of 90 today and is officially closed. I'm glad that our department chair went ahead and put a cap on the course. Having less than 80 in the class last fall made me underestimate the demand. And since we're not likely to have too many ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=292 It's not prep for the new term that has me down. It's every other darned thing in my life that's sucking away my time and focus and peace of mind. Some things big and somewhat scary. Some things small and only annoying. Most of them are definitely unbloggable. Let's just say that ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=291 Term's just weeks away. Eep! There are 148 students (so far) in my three fall classes. Double eep! But I enjoyed a fabulous vacation where I pretty well ignored all the work email (partly by choice, partly also because of limited computer time & access). Sadly, this means I've set ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=290 Another great opportunity for historians to weigh in on a fun popular culture field: consider submitting a proposal to contribute to Star Trek and History, another forthcoming book in the Pop Culture and history series published by Wiley & Sons. To quote from the webpage linked above: The primary focus of ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=289 We are seeking proposals for essays to be included in an edited collection with the working title of "The Hobbit and History," to be published by Wiley in 2012 as a volume in its Pop Culture and History series. We’re looking for essays that elaborate the historical context of ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=288 Like migratory birds, the http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=287 Our office was inundated, today. Not figuratively. Literally. Swimming in water. Raining from the ceiling. Weeping down the walls. It's a major disaster that began with sloppy renovation work on the floor above (broke the water pipe) and has ended in possibly losing every single student and financial file (paper copy) in ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=286 My estimable colleague Andrew Smith has blogged very thoughtfully on the ways that historians can illuminate the true value of the census in Canadian society, both through our study of the past applications of this data and our promotion of statistical literacy in future generations of voters and politicians. I commented ... http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=285 If we get a session chair, I should be presenting at the Big Berks in June of 2011! *gleefully dives back into research and writing* http://blog.jliedl.ca/?p=284