Isabella Stewart Gardner was a consummate collector of photographs, books, priceless works of art, and famous friends. Henry James loosely (and not entirely favorably) based at least a couple of characters… [Continue Reading]
Bateaux Quittant le Port du Havre
Gustave Le Gray is undoubtedly one of the most important photographers of the nineteenth century. Born outside of Paris in 1820, his early training was in painting; therefore, it’s not… [Continue Reading]
(Ad)ventures in Digital Humanities
For the last year I’ve been organizing a digital humanities working group in my graduate department. Like many scholars, I’ve been hearing about DH for a few years, and I’ve even… [Continue Reading]
Why I Use Blogs as Teaching Tools
Fall 2013 is underway, and that means there’s a new class blog up at EnglishLiteratureFall2013.wordpress.com. (It’s a bit wordy, but it’s easy for students to remember.) The three most common… [Continue Reading]
Edie, Thea, and the End of DOMA
I would be remiss to let this month–June, Pride month–and this historic week pass without paying at least some small tribute to the Edie Windsor, the Stonewall rioters, the plaintiffs… [Continue Reading]
Guest Blogging, Summer Salon Edition
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been organizing the Summer Salon Series, bringing together friends and colleagues to discuss music, dance, politics, art, and current events. After the inaugural event,… [Continue Reading]
Straightening Vernon Lee
Vernon Lee was more than just a nom de plume for Violet Plaget, it was her identity. She may have adopted the name to establish a reputation as an aesthete or to sell more books, but… [Continue Reading]
Cheers to the New Blog!
Here you’ll find updates about my research, sagas from the archives, spotlights on obscure texts I’m reading, information about upcoming conferences, and info about my many experimental prototypes in the… [Continue Reading]