Ted McCormick

tedmccormick.bsky.social

16 October 2026 12:46

Students have shown me that “did you like the book?,” which I usually leave till after discussing argument, sources, etc., can be a good start to a seminar. Getting them to probe their dislikes is a path into how subjects are defined and arguments made, and how tricky working through sources can be.

Andrea Kaston Tange

aktange.bsky.social

15 October 2026 14:53

The photos I have of my children & nieces, chopping mushrooms w/gleeful abandon as we prepped a filling for ravioli for 11 people, are some of my most treasured. The training I gave them was "keep one hand on the handle, and the other hand above the blade at all times." They were wildly successful.

Annie Abrams

annieabrams.bsky.social

12 October 2026 18:41

it's not a matter of saying all learning should be foraging in the woods or doing interpretive dance either, it's that there is no shortcut for years and years of meaningful reading and writing

Matthew Kirschenbaum

mkirschenbaum.bsky.social

12 October 2026 16:09

First poststructuralism, and then media and digital studies has been making the point for *decades* about the textualization (and literal codification) of the material world. My shelves groan.

John Downes-Angus

johndownesangus.bsky.social

10 October 2026 23:37

NYC in October 😭