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Lori Brister, Ph.D.

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Not Another Summer Reading List

by LoriBrister on June 9, 2015October 27, 2017

‘Tis the season to make reading lists. Thrilled by the sudden warmth of the sun and the promise (or more likely, fantasy) of a few days on the beach, everyone… [Continue Reading]

Interactive Ruskin Process/Tutorial

by LoriBrister on August 5, 2014October 27, 2017

Building the Book Early Fails Tech geeks often use the term “early fail” to describe the positive side-effects of an idea that didn’t work. The philosophy is that you learn… [Continue Reading]

John Ruskin

Building an Interactive Ruskin

by LoriBrister on July 28, 2014October 29, 2017

Someday in the future, engineers may be able to create a fully interactive John Ruskin audioanimatronic that walks, talks, and thinks exactly like Ruskin. Then he can tell us what we… [Continue Reading]

Writing a Digital Dissertation Companion

by LoriBrister on July 18, 2014October 29, 2017

There has been a lot of talk lately about the viability and best practices of writing a digital dissertation. One notable example is Amanda Visconti, who, among others, has an interesting,… [Continue Reading]

ISG by Anders Zorn

Collecting Isabella Stewart Gardner

by LoriBrister on July 4, 2014October 29, 2017

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

by LoriBrister on May 8, 2014October 29, 2017

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

by LoriBrister on April 21, 2014October 29, 2017

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]

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Why I Use Blogs as Teaching Tools

by LoriBrister on September 21, 2013October 29, 2017

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

by LoriBrister on June 29, 2013October 29, 2017

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

by LoriBrister on June 25, 2013October 29, 2017

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]

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