Happy 2018. We’re still here, aren’t we, and that’s something, the way the world’s going. Kudos to us all for hanging in there. At year’s end/beginning, I’ve seen a number of journalists doing “My year in stories” roundups. I considered that–I wrote a lot of stories this year!–but am not sure I have the energy… Continue reading »
Archives for Humanities
Making “Accidental Archives” Pop
I wrote for Humanities Magazine about Pop Up Archive, a startup (funded in part by NEH) that set out to tackle the problem of how to make archived radio broadcasts, podcasts, and other audio files–“accidental archives”–findable and usable. Lots of interesting work going on in this space. And Apple just bought PUA, which is both a dream… Continue reading »
Safety in Numbers?
Humanists rejoice! The prototype of the Humanities Indicators has been unveiled. What are the Indicators? Lots and lots of data about the humanities in American life, inside academe and out. Why should you care? I explain here (subscription, sorry): When it comes to hard data about what they do, policy makers and educators in the… Continue reading »
