Why is writing so hard for so many of us? Dangle a modifier or double a negative, and the grammar police descend. Vernacular Eloquence is Peter Elbow's "passionate if discursive call to put power back in the hands of the people." Read More at TLS (subscription) »
Writing
“In Departure, Jefferson Lecture Honors a Master of the ‘Language of Cinema'”
Martin Scorsese talks movies and preservation at the 42nd Jefferson Lecture, the highest honor the federal government gives to recognize intellectual achievement in the humanities. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Scholars Increasingly Use Online Resources, Survey Finds, but They Value Traditional Formats Too”
The 2012 Ithaka Faculty Survey examined faculty members' attitudes toward tech, the academic library, and scholarly publishers. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Sale to Elsevier Casts Doubt on Mendeley’s Commitment to Openness”
The publishing giant's acquisition of Mendeley--a popular reference-management service used by a lot of researchers and associated with a culture of openness--has some people skeptical. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Willa Cather in Her Own Words, At Last”
The author didn't want her letters published but the death of her last surviving nephew in 2011 eased the terms of her will. What do the letters tell us about her personal, professional, and literary lives? Read More at The Chronicle Review »
