Then and Now
I have spent much of the last month attending conferences. Fun, but tiring. But fun. Let me offer a few thoughts on one of them, "Marking the Sacred: The Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem," which took place at Providence College on … [Continue reading] about The Temple Mount: Conference Report
In a piece recently published in Inside Higher Ed, Christopher Schaberg and Ian Bogost discuss their experiences trying to get academics to write for broader audiences and pinpoint ten particular challenges that academics have in reaching wider … [Continue reading] about The Dissertation: An Unnecessary Evil?
Congress is, or at least should be, busy. Over the next few months it is supposed to tackle reforms to our health care system and tax code and produce a new budget. Even if not enacted in their present forms (or outlines) - as I hope not - they are … [Continue reading] about The New Switzerland?
I will be conducting a workshop at the University of Zurich for advanced graduate students on turning their dissertations into books publishable by (mainly anglophone) university presses. It will take place over two full days and is focused … [Continue reading] about How to Turn Your Dissertation into a Book
The other day Nicholas Kristoff published a satirical take-down of Paul Ryan and his budget priorities in the New York Times. He imagines a conversation between Ryan and Jesus, in which Ryan pushes back on Jesus' call to have mercy on those who are … [Continue reading] about And Moses Said Unto the GOP…