Where the Angels Lived: Coming Soon from Calypso Editions
I am pleased to announce the next title to be released from Calypso Editions: Margaret McMullan’s Where the Angels Lived. Margaret also published the novel Aftermath Lounge (2015) with Calypso. … Continue reading
Bob Brown Bubbles
As I begin to consider the next phrase of Roving Eye Press, I have been researching more of Bob Brown‘s poetry, including a lot of poems not included in some … Continue reading
America’s First Polish Immigrants: Another Look at Jamestown
Continuing this thread on Jamestown, at the end of class I offered an example of brainstorming research topics. The example I used built from our reading of John Smith’s General … Continue reading
The “Other” Residents of Jamestown
In the last post, I noted two trends in my American History survey classes: (1) Students arrive to the class unaware of what was once popular narratives in the story … Continue reading
Required Readings Visualized: Early American Word Clouds
In the previous post, I shared a list of free, online word cloud generators. In this post, I offer a couple of examples of word clouds put to use! This … Continue reading
Free Books, Open Libraries: 15 Resources for Everyone
Many of my upper-division courses focus on the same general set of questions: How does digital media disrupt “conventional” structures? Structures here range from thought processes and reading and researching … Continue reading
Call for Publications: Textshop Experiments, Spring/Summer 2019
This January, I posted a new Call for Papers for the next issue of Textshop Experiments. This will be an open double-issue with a rolling submission deadline. My goal here … Continue reading
Returning to the Blog: 2019 and the Road Ahead
The second half of the 2018 was a little rocky for blogging. It was a time of transition here. I defended my dissertation and transitioned to a new teaching position … Continue reading
Announcement: Textshop Experiments 5 Flash Reason Released
This week, I am pleased to announce the release of the next issue of Textshop Experiments. This is especially noteworthy because it’s the first issue featuring guest editors, and–in addition … Continue reading
Writing with Scissors: A Review
Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance By Ellen Gruber Garvey. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. 320 pp. 62 ill. HC $115, Pb … Continue reading
The Projector Finds a Hobby
Last week I was happy to report the latest issue of Textshop Experiments was released. The video essays included in this issue include new work by H. R. Buechler, Jimmy … Continue reading
LIVE: Textshop 4 … From Digital to Print
I am happy to announce the release of Textshop Experiments’ Volume 4: From Digital to Print. Contents 100 Questions About Writing And The Future by Jimmy Butts Printed Animals by … Continue reading
The Schoolmaster, Translated
Last week, I noted that I would return to completing my translation of selected poems by Marcel Lecomte. To slowly return to this project and to offer another preview of … Continue reading
365
A few days ago, on New Year’s Eve, I completed my #365DayChallenge of posting one image a day on Instagram. So, for now, I’m taking a little break from social … Continue reading
Bob Brown’s Houdini
I’m happy to announce the publication of the latest title from Roving Eye Press: Houdini. The title is number 5 for Bob Brown’s revamped mobile small press. Originally published in … Continue reading
Winter 2017-18 at Calypso
My Mother, Resurrected Fabián Casas, Trans. Adriana Scopino Poetry · English · Translation · Bilingual · Spanish 2017 $15.00 Acclaim for My Mother, Resurrected This remarkable translation of Fabián Casas’ poems by Adriana Scopino takes … Continue reading
Mulberry Mummies Marshes
“Mulberry, Mummies, Marshes: This History of Paper” Course Poster, 2017. My latest poster / broadside.
Francis Hopkinson’s Ode to the Fourth of July 1788
This summer, I was awarded a fellowship and small stipend to continue my work on American printing history. The goal was two engage in a reenactment or historical performance / … Continue reading
Fort Garrison, Maryland
From time to time, I’ve written about local (often hidden) historical gems around Maryland. For this post, I wanted to add to this growing list with a building just a … Continue reading
Types of Book-Binding: An Introduction
Building on what I’ve called the Right PATH method (Performance/Production, Aesthetic, Theory, History), I wanted to add a little supplemental guide to types of binding we will cover … Continue reading
An Introduction to Book-Binding … Workshop
Two weeks ago, my paper history course had its latest workshop, on printing. We were fortunate to use the under-utilized printing facility at Stevenson in a workshop led by printer, … Continue reading
Camera-Friendly Copenhagen
I can’t believe that it’s been five years since I visited the city of Copenhagen! This week I was looking through some old photos, in part looking through shots to … Continue reading
Quotes from John Adams
This week in my early America class, we reviewed the presidency of John Adams. As fate would have it, our session happened to land on Adams’ birthday. Part of this … Continue reading
The History of Paper: Getting to Gutenberg
It’s midterms here! Below is a brief review of some of the work and ideas covered in my History of Paper course. The course blog documents a bit more: https://mulberrymummiesmarshes2017.wordpress.com/. … Continue reading
The Best Covers of Bob Dylan Songs
Well, I’m officially halfway through my course on Bob Dylan, and a clear, singular reading of Bob Dylan, the artist, is seemingly further away than ever. But perhaps this is … Continue reading
Pursuit of the Pawpaw: A Sneak Preview
What’s that? A fruit that tastes like a mix between a banana and a mango and that is indigenous to North America? Curious? If you’ve never heard of the pawpaw, … Continue reading
What a Twit!
twit, n.1 Pronunciation: Brit. /twɪt/ U.S. /twɪt/ Forms: Also 15 twyte. Frequency (in current use): Etymology: < twit v. 1. a. An act of twitting; a (light) censure or reproach; … Continue reading
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This week I received an email notification from WordPress that five years ago I opened this account / website. Although I receive about 250 visitors each month now, I have … Continue reading
Sampling: The Introduction to the History of Paper Course
I’m very excited about the upcoming weeks of my History of Paper course. I’ve already blogged about setting up the course blog and the first posts will appear soon. I … Continue reading
Paper Infographics
Walter Ong’s classic Orality and Literacy will be one of the first texts we’ll read in my “History of Paper” course this fall. Attached to this reading/discussion, I’ll ask each … Continue reading
Coming Soon . . . Fall Course on the History of Paper
We’re just a week away from the fall semester! I was a little disappointed last year after my pitch for a “History of the Book” special topics class was deemed … Continue reading
Student Projects from Spring ’17, Part 3
Finally, I’ve come to the last part of this series on student projects…in retrospect, I now wish I’ve created a separate website to host or curate all of these projects. … Continue reading
Student Projects from Spring ’17, Part 2
This is Part 2 of the series on student projects from this past semester. The last post featured videos of place-based historical studies. This post shares some images from a … Continue reading
Student Projects from Spring ’17, Part 1
For the next few posts, I wanted to share something a little different: samples of student work produced this past spring. I’ve been teaching American History courses for the past … Continue reading
Paper-making History: Some Bookmarks
Last fall, I taught courses in the history of graphic design and the history of printing (both Visual Arts courses). Before I got things started, I posted an entry here … Continue reading
Some Flag House Photos
Last week, I spoke at the Start-Spangled Flag House in Baltimore. The museum is truly one of the hidden gems of Baltimore. Located at the edge of Little Italy and … Continue reading
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Last week marked my sixth month on Instagram. Not a big deal for most, I suppose, but at the beginning of the year I decided to create a page for … Continue reading
Summer Work 2017 — The Road Ahead
Well, another semester has finally come to an end, which typically means a new transition–a new type of busy season–is about to begin. I can’t believe I haven’t formally posted … Continue reading
Just Released: Textshop Experiments #3
I’m happy to announce the latest issue of Textshop Experiments. I hope you enjoy it! I haven’t posted in a while and, hopefully, I’ll change that soon! I’ll share a … Continue reading
Forthcoming Textshop Issues: 2017-2018
Our next issue is only one week away!!! As we make the final edits to the forthcoming issue of TEXTSHOP EXPERIMENTS . . . Here’s what’s scheduled down the production … Continue reading
Announcing the Release of Tours & Detours: Textshop Experiments
It’s been a busy winter so far. I’ll resume my monthly posts shortly. In the meantime, in case you missed it, in December, Felix Burgos and I published the second … Continue reading
A New Video from Calypso Editions
Last week, I completed a promotional video for Calypso Editions. Lots of exciting work being done here. Calypso’s members are currently reviewing our fall submissions. We are very excited for … Continue reading
TE Tours and Detours (Special Issue) Coming Soon . . .
Coming in December . . . Textshop Experiments‘ Tours & Detours (Special Issue)…
The Projector Period: New Website
A very short post today to announce that my new website http://www.projectorperiod.com is now live. The Projector site will house my up-to-date C.V. and slowly develop into my professional site. Why … Continue reading
Book/Marks: The Digital Humanities Meets the Public Humanities
In one of my last posts, I shared a few videos on the Gutenberg press and letterpress printing for a class that’s now underway. I like this approach of sharing … Continue reading
Course Design Matters: A New Course Blog & Some Reflections
‘Course Design Matters: ART 335 “Origins & Issues in Design”: Course Blog https://coursedesignmatters.wordpress.com Teaching is an important part of my life. I’ve spent the last 12 years working in higher … Continue reading
Printing History Videos: Some Bookmarks
This fall I will be teaching a course on printing history. This post is really just a set of bookmarks for me–especially for the early weeks on Gutenberg and the … Continue reading
Shopping in Tuscany
To celebrate the last month of summer holidays, I’d like to share my poem “Shopping in Tuscany” and the story behind it. Like a lot of my poems that appear … Continue reading
New Poetry at Coldnoon & Sour Grapes
I have a new set of poems recently published at Coldnoon Travel Poetics: The International Journal of Travel Writing and a poem in the regional journal Sour Grapes (finally, a journal … Continue reading
Origins and Issues in Design
I’m offering a new course at UMBC in the fall: ART 335 “Origins & Issues in Design”. Remember when life was simpler, and you didn’t have to advertise your courses? … Continue reading
Upcoming DH Workshop at UMBC
Untagling Text: An Introduction to the Digital Humanities Workshop by M. Kirschenbaum & R. Vigilanti (MITH)
Scrabble Friday
Scrabble Friday at work… Electracy on the brain?
Textshop Experiments Promotional Posters
Textshop Experiments is an open access journal that aims to extend the work of Greg Ulmer and to foster experimental works that invent, operate in, or analyze the apparatus of … Continue reading
Digital Exhibition: Mill Girls
During the Fall 2015 semester, I helped Dr. Lindsay DiCuirci teach a graduate seminar entitled “Women and American Periodicals” at UMBC. The course highlighted some of the United States’ most … Continue reading
Multi-modal Pedagogy & Word Cloud Silhouettes
For the past four years, I have tried to incorporate a digital or multi-modal project in every course I teach. Since not all students are English or History majors, my … Continue reading
TEXTSHOP EXPERIMENTS: CALL FOR PAPERS
Textshop Experiments (ISSN: 2377-9039) is a new open access journal that aims to extend the work of Greg Ulmer and to foster experimental works that invent, operate in, or analyze … Continue reading
2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about … Continue reading
Just published…New Poems and an Essay
Just published… My poem “Hands Off” @ Arsenic Lobster Poetry Journal. Translations of Marcel Lecomte‘s “Interior” and “Forest” @ PING-PONG. A flash-fiction/creative essay hybrid on blues musician Peppermint Harris, “A … Continue reading
Calypso Editions: Open Call/Reading Period & Recent Titles
Call for Manuscripts Calypso Editions, a cooperative press dedicated to publishing quality literary books of poetry and fiction with a global perspective, publishes four books each year. In order to … Continue reading
Sell/fish Fault Finder
A Pun.–(We abominate puns). Some weekly finds; or this is what I do.
Summer Progress
Summer plans have been largely restricted to completing my dissertation. The carousel forever goes round… I’m constantly struggling with finding that perfect balance between argument and narrative, especially with some … Continue reading
Twelve Ways of Looking . . . at a Textshop
[NOTEBOOK/FRAGMENTS . . .] The book imitates the world as art imitates nature. ~Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari For Deleuze & Guattari, the tree serves as an image or metaphor … Continue reading
UK Research
For most of March, I’ve honed in on my dissertation–finishing up research on two chapters and writing. I spent nearly two weeks in England attending a conference on eighteenth-century print … Continue reading
The Ulmer Textshop Goes Live!
For the past year, I served as an editorial assistant on Greg Ulmer’s collection of essays Electracy: Gregory L. Ulmer’s Textshop Experiments. The anthology compiles a number of Ulmer’s previously … Continue reading
Toad Suck #5: With New Translations of Marcel Lecomte
This week, I received copies of the latest issue of the Toad Suck Review, which published a number of my translations of Marcel Lecomte‘s poetry. Among the laundry list of … Continue reading
Calypso Editions
Just after New Year, I was invited to join Calypso Editions, an artist-run, small press dedicated to publishing quality literary books of poetry and fiction with a global perspective. More … Continue reading
The Train Garden
For the past thirty years, my father has built and displayed a train set for the holidays. What started with one train and a handful of buildings has grown into … Continue reading
Roving Eye Press: Open Access
The first series of Roving Eye Press has officially been released and sent out to friends of the press and reviewers. The books are available in Hardcover, Kindle, and now … Continue reading
November Work
I survived my week of three talks on top of my usual schedule of classes, meetings, and other duties… On Monday, I delivered a short talk at the Dresher Center … Continue reading
Named Residential Fellow at The Dresher Center, UMBC
I was recently named a 2014 Residential Fellow at The Dresher Center for the Humanities at UMBC. The Fellowship provides me with an office in the new Performing Arts and … Continue reading
Published Poem & Review
My poem “How to Fold a Map” was recently published in latest issue of The Clackamas Review. And I recently reviewed Redell Olsen’s Film Poems (Los Angeles: … Continue reading
UMBC Insights Blurb
Kevin Wisniewski, LLC Doctoral Student, Named 2014 Michael Denker Chesapeake Chapter Fellow Language, Literacy and Culture doctoral student Kevin A. Wisniewski was recently named a 2014 Michael Denker Chesapeake Chapter Fellow … Continue reading
“Joy’s Joy”: Eileen Joy of Punctum Books Visits UMBC
With help from several groups on campus, Craig Saper and I have announced Eileen Joy as our first guest speaker (in what I hope will be many) related to the … Continue reading
Recent Work
It’s been a busy summer and the fall already promises to be the busiest semester yet. Lots of projects in the works . . . Lots to still do on … Continue reading
An Exercise in Nomadic Thought . . .
Or How to Make a New Hat. Last December, I made a small pamphlet to one of my classes–it was part guide and commentary and part info-graphic responding to Walter … Continue reading
MD/BY/MAIL: Omeka v. WordPress
I originally intended the second part of my review of Omeka to highlight a few specific benefits and problems or limitations in working with the platform. Things have picked up … Continue reading
Chappelle Resurfaces, L.A.Times Interview
On March 1, patrons at New York’s Comedy Cellar were pleasantly surprised when Dave Chappelle took to the stage unannounced. Of course, this was not the first pop-in performance from Chappelle. With friends … Continue reading
Opening Post: 2012 Progress
2012 Work in Review Publications Book Reviews William Parks: The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century, by A. Franklin Parks. The Maryland Historical Magazine 107.3 (Fall 2012): … Continue reading
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