Shitty Last Classes
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak I am the king of shitty last classes. No matter how wonderful, thought-provoking, and breakthrough inducing any given semester has been, the final class session ends up about...
View ArticleDigital Humanities @ MLA
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak In a few days, I will make my first ever trip to MLA. Although my stay will be brief, I am excited about what’s ahead. Weirdly, I get the sense I’m not supposed to feel this...
View ArticleDH Commons and Good Advice
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak At this year’s MLA, held in Boston, I was fortunate enough to attend two Digital Humanities events on the Northeastern campus. Emcee Ryan Cordell, the students at...
View ArticleOn First Trying a Project Suite
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak This semester I am teaching an upper-level English course focusing on Experimental Prose, and in order to carry that theme of experimentation into our class work, I’ve...
View ArticleCul-de-Sac Pedagogy
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak It’s time for a quick check in with my New-Teaching-Year’s Resolution: bringing an end to my involvement with “Cul-de-Sac Pedagogy.” Cul-de-sac pedagogy is as it sounds:...
View ArticleOn Jeffrey Selingo’s College (Un)bound
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak As part of an “innovation group” on my campus, I recently read Jeffrey Selingo’s College (Un)bound. Our group met and had a very lively discussion of the book, especially in...
View ArticleStaying “Relevant” in the Humanities
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak I just had the pleasure of sitting through the tenure hearings of three dedicated, brilliant colleagues. The event was strange for me because, even though I am now tenured...
View ArticlePedagogy and Digital Humanities (for a change?)
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak Digressive Intro! The writing production here at Sad Iron has always been slow, and that’s left me wondering if I should shut this blog down. There are competing versions as...
View ArticleTeaching in the Shiny Future
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak Last week was wonderful: I attended the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) in Victoria, British Columbia, where I met gaggles and flocks of geniuses, played Canadian...
View ArticleDH Toe Dip: The Serendip-o-matic
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak Dramatic Intro As the new academic year begins, I thought a quick look at Digital Humanities (DH) projects, tools, and resources was in order, especially those that might...
View ArticleDH Toe Dip: PRISM
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak I am currently teaching an upper-level poetry course (hooray!), and given how tricky poetry can be for undergraduate students, I figured this was the perfect time to use...
View ArticleDH Toe Dip: Pecha Kucha
by Chuck Rybak/@chuckrybak Okay, so this really isn’t a DH thing, since presentations are presentations. Still, inspired by Eric Rettberg (whose overall work is fascinating and unique—there’s no one...
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