I’ll be back to my own blogging soon, but for now here’s the latest on the ELC project as presented by Skillman Library’s CLIR Fellow, Emily McGinn.
Read moreJones Lecture audio
I gave the Jones Faculty Lecture at Lafayette College on October 22, 2014. My title was: “How Shall We Then Read? The History of Reading and Its Present Implications.” It…
Read moreWhat Is the Bay Psalm Book, Anyway?
I’m on a roll now–two posts in a week! I couldn’t pass up some big book-geek news: the auctioning of the Bay Psalm Book for $14.2M last week, making it the…
Read more#amnotwriting
It’s been a while since my previous blog post. An article project is on hold. Another planned project is awaiting technical issues before it begins. My book on hymnbooks is…
Read moreEarly America and the Digital Humanities: Some Modest Proposals
To kick off this blog, I’ve decided to return to a piece I worked on some six months ago as a paper for Jim Egan’s Society of Early Americanists panel…
Read moreMorning Call Story on Lafayette’s DH Grant
The Morning Call has just published a story on the college’s Mellon grant in digital humanities, prominently featuring my work on the Easton Library Company.
Read moreRecent Reviews of My Book
Two recent reviews of my book: Gregory Rutledge in Journal of American History Joanne van der Woude in Common-place Thanks to both reviewers for their efforts, acumen, and sympathetic reading.
Read moreAnd So the Blog Starts
After running this site as a personal website and podcast for the last few years, I’ve now decided to launch a blog on top of everything else. The Word from…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, Installment #17
In this installment I discuss my new role as chair of the steering committee for Lafayette’s Mellon grant in digital humanities and the changing format of this podcast. Reading: Li…
Read moreWord from Porter Street, #16
Back in action! This installment gives a recap of some highlights from the Herman Melville & Walt Whitman in the Civil War conference I attended last week, and includes me…
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