Ferguson and Astor Place; or, the Rondo of this Fall
Some weeks ago, never mind how many precisely, preparing to teach a seminar on the American Renaissance (US lit c. 1850-1855) and searching for a way to show on day…
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…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, #15
In this installment, I discuss a new project on the poetry of Whitman and Melville, and include a love poem by Melville (yes, they exist!), just in time for Valentine’s…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, Installment #8
It’s been a while! I’m back in the new semester, and this installment discusses my VaST (Values and Science & Technology) course on publishing technology and copyright, as well as…
Read moreInstallment #6
I’m back! Listen for my words on Ed Whitley’s new work on Bohemians, my work (and others’) on Longfellow’s late poetry, and a brief description of a new digital humanities…
Read moreLafayette’s Melvilleans Get Press
A feature from the latest issue of Lafayette Magazine highlights my work on Melville in The Course of Epic in American Culture alongside Jay Parini’s Passages of H.M. and Anthony Caleshu’s Of Whales.…
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