Comments for Bethany Nowviskie http://nowviskie.org academic & personal site Thu, 03 May 2012 00:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on don’t circle the wagons by Theory is dead, long live theory! - Alex Gil | Alex Gil http://nowviskie.org/2012/dont-circle-the-wagons/comment-page-1/#comment-44744 Theory is dead, long live theory! - Alex Gil | Alex Gil Thu, 03 May 2012 00:05:55 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1436#comment-44744 [...] Of course, we must continue to ensure we are not saddled with unnecessary burden from folks who would see us as the help, eternal september and all. I suggest we turn the tables and recognize that discourse provides us with a service.  In order for us to perform such a wonderful legerdemain we must constantly re-acquaint ourselves with the fragile and unique deformities of the humanities and the social-sciences. I’m not kidding when I say that talkers are hackers too —yes, even if most of them just work those legacy systems we call books. If we were to lay bare their own mechanical and material exigencies, find the lingua franca that is always-already there to unite us, and do so without confirming their worst fears of obsolescence in the age of Google, we might just save ourselves from our exilic tendencies. [...] [...] Of course, we must continue to ensure we are not saddled with unnecessary burden from folks who would see us as the help, eternal september and all. I suggest we turn the tables and recognize that discourse provides us with a service.  In order for us to perform such a wonderful legerdemain we must constantly re-acquaint ourselves with the fragile and unique deformities of the humanities and the social-sciences. I’m not kidding when I say that talkers are hackers too —yes, even if most of them just work those legacy systems we call books. If we were to lay bare their own mechanical and material exigencies, find the lingua franca that is always-already there to unite us, and do so without confirming their worst fears of obsolescence in the age of Google, we might just save ourselves from our exilic tendencies. [...]

]]> Comment on eternal september of the digital humanities by Theory is dead, long live theory! - Alex Gil | Alex Gil http://nowviskie.org/2010/eternal-september-of-the-digital-humanities/comment-page-1/#comment-44743 Theory is dead, long live theory! - Alex Gil | Alex Gil Thu, 03 May 2012 00:02:14 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=878#comment-44743 [...] to ensure we are not saddled with unnecessary burden from folks who would see us as the help, eternal september and all. I suggest we turn the tables and recognize that discourse provides us with a service. [...] [...] to ensure we are not saddled with unnecessary burden from folks who would see us as the help, eternal september and all. I suggest we turn the tables and recognize that discourse provides us with a service. [...]

]]> Comment on praxis, through prisms by The Changing Humanities: UVA’s Praxis Program | 4Humanities http://nowviskie.org/2012/praxis-through-prisms/comment-page-1/#comment-44387 The Changing Humanities: UVA’s Praxis Program | 4Humanities Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:53:43 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1546#comment-44387 [...] Read more at The Chronicle and at Nowviskie’s blog. [...] [...] Read more at The Chronicle and at Nowviskie’s blog. [...]

]]> Comment on #alt-ac: alternate academic careers for humanities scholars by For a Boost, Count Your Assets | GradHacker http://nowviskie.org/2010/alt-ac/comment-page-1/#comment-43483 For a Boost, Count Your Assets | GradHacker Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:02:30 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=403#comment-43483 [...] with a story or a unique quality, you’ll be a stronger candidate for all kinds of jobs (academic, alt-ac, and nonacademic alike). Knowing your assets is the first step of this [...] [...] with a story or a unique quality, you’ll be a stronger candidate for all kinds of jobs (academic, alt-ac, and nonacademic alike). Knowing your assets is the first step of this [...]

]]> Comment on monopolies of invention by Today’s adventures in yak shaving: gritty realities of working with code for PhD students | Paige Morgan http://nowviskie.org/2009/monopolies-of-invention/comment-page-1/#comment-43010 Today’s adventures in yak shaving: gritty realities of working with code for PhD students | Paige Morgan Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:24:46 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=390#comment-43010 [...] that I’m in a position right now to offer a “properly equal partnership.” And as Bethany Nowviskie has said previously, “consciously ignoring disparities in the institution... I’m hoping to make VP a major part of my job application, meaning that where I move, it [...] [...] that I’m in a position right now to offer a “properly equal partnership.” And as Bethany Nowviskie has said previously, “consciously ignoring disparities in the institution… I’m hoping to make VP a major part of my job application, meaning that where I move, it [...]

]]> Comment on eternal september of the digital humanities by Today’s adventures in yak shaving: gritty realities of working with code for PhD students | Paige Morgan http://nowviskie.org/2010/eternal-september-of-the-digital-humanities/comment-page-1/#comment-43009 Today’s adventures in yak shaving: gritty realities of working with code for PhD students | Paige Morgan Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:24:02 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=878#comment-43009 [...] I’m pretty strongly inclined towards the second answer — not just for understanding possibilities, but also for understanding limitations, and generally, to be able to appreciate what devs do, and to be a *good* collaborator. In terms of seeking collaborators, I’ve felt a bit limited by a couple of tensions. The major one is time: VP isn’t my job; and it’s only recently that it’s been formally recognized by my university as an important part of my work. (This is not to say that my dissertation director hasn’t been encouraging; he has.) But the time I have to work on it is limited by the pressures of both dissertating and teaching; and I’m not sure that those make *me* a good collaborator, or that there’s an obvious way to become a better one. My prospective collaborators, many of whom would be undergraduate and graduate students, have schedules that are no less fraught. And they see themselves as needing money, more than intellectual credibility or CV lines. Nor do I want to contribute to the whole Eternal September phenomenon. [...] [...] I’m pretty strongly inclined towards the second answer — not just for understanding possibilities, but also for understanding limitations, and generally, to be able to appreciate what devs do, and to be a *good* collaborator. In terms of seeking collaborators, I’ve felt a bit limited by a couple of tensions. The major one is time: VP isn’t my job; and it’s only recently that it’s been formally recognized by my university as an important part of my work. (This is not to say that my dissertation director hasn’t been encouraging; he has.) But the time I have to work on it is limited by the pressures of both dissertating and teaching; and I’m not sure that those make *me* a good collaborator, or that there’s an obvious way to become a better one. My prospective collaborators, many of whom would be undergraduate and graduate students, have schedules that are no less fraught. And they see themselves as needing money, more than intellectual credibility or CV lines. Nor do I want to contribute to the whole Eternal September phenomenon. [...]

]]> Comment on lazy consensus by lisaschamess http://nowviskie.org/2012/lazy-consensus/comment-page-1/#comment-42871 lisaschamess Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:53:24 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1497#comment-42871 PURSUED BY A BEAR! That is my favorite stage direction ever written. next favorite: "They remain." PURSUED BY A BEAR! That is my favorite stage direction ever written.

next favorite: “They remain.”

]]> Comment on where credit is due by Working on the Railroad: Interning for “Railroads and the Making of Modern America” | DH Internship http://nowviskie.org/2011/where-credit-is-due/comment-page-1/#comment-42842 Working on the Railroad: Interning for “Railroads and the Making of Modern America” | DH Internship Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:38:35 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1088#comment-42842 [...] and completed the job in time for the March lecture.  As discussed in Bethany Nowviskie’s “Where Credit is Due,” Thomas not only welcomed the collaboration between historians and alternate academics, but was also [...] [...] and completed the job in time for the March lecture.  As discussed in Bethany Nowviskie’s “Where Credit is Due,” Thomas not only welcomed the collaboration between historians and alternate academics, but was also [...]

]]> Comment on what do girls dig? by GrammarJockey! › New (New [New]) Media Report: Storify http://nowviskie.org/2011/what-do-girls-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-42841 GrammarJockey! › New (New [New]) Media Report: Storify Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:25:19 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1054#comment-42841 [...] humanities because of the flurry of scholarly activity on the web — Bethany Nowviskie’s What do Girls Dig? was published in the edited collection, Debates in the Digital Humanities, interestingly enough in [...] [...] humanities because of the flurry of scholarly activity on the web — Bethany Nowviskie’s What do Girls Dig? was published in the edited collection, Debates in the Digital Humanities, interestingly enough in [...]

]]> Comment on graceful degradation by THATCamp CHNM 2010 » Blog Archive http://nowviskie.org/2009/graceful-degradation/comment-page-1/#comment-42622 THATCamp CHNM 2010 » Blog Archive Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:13:43 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=331#comment-42622 [...] long term preservation of a project. Bethany Nowviskie is addressing this in part with her work on Graceful Degradation, but I am also interested in what we can do at the beginning of projects to make them easier to [...] [...] long term preservation of a project. Bethany Nowviskie is addressing this in part with her work on Graceful Degradation, but I am also interested in what we can do at the beginning of projects to make them easier to [...]

]]> Comment on a skunk in the library by Skunkworks and startup culture in libraries http://nowviskie.org/2011/a-skunk-in-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-42471 Skunkworks and startup culture in libraries Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:06:05 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1121#comment-42471 [...] innovation in libraries. For two really interesting reads, see Bethany Nowviskie’s blog post “a skunk in the library” and Brian Mathews’ “Think Like a Startup: A white paper to inspire library [...] [...] innovation in libraries. For two really interesting reads, see Bethany Nowviskie’s blog post “a skunk in the library” and Brian Mathews’ “Think Like a Startup: A white paper to inspire library [...]

]]> Comment on why, oh why, CC-BY? by How to Fork a Syllabus on GitHub - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education http://nowviskie.org/2011/why-oh-why-cc-by/comment-page-1/#comment-42268 How to Fork a Syllabus on GitHub - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:10:58 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1073#comment-42268 [...] it a license. I like the Creative Commons BY license. (Here is a post by Bethany Nowviskie explaining why scholars should use that license.) Whatever license you pick, though, it is [...] [...] it a license. I like the Creative Commons BY license. (Here is a post by Bethany Nowviskie explaining why scholars should use that license.) Whatever license you pick, though, it is [...]

]]> Comment on eternal september of the digital humanities by The Most Wonderful and Hopeful Article I Read as a Graduate Student | thickbook.com http://nowviskie.org/2010/eternal-september-of-the-digital-humanities/comment-page-1/#comment-41801 The Most Wonderful and Hopeful Article I Read as a Graduate Student | thickbook.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:59:20 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=878#comment-41801 [...] As an outsider to the field/subfield/whatever, I spend very little time these days listening to Digital Humanities & related folks. Because several of my closest friends are theorists/practitioners in the field/subfield/whatever, it’s inevitable that I hear something about what’s Going On, and rare is the day that I don’t mentally refer back to Bethany Nowviskie’s post “Eternal September of the Digital Humanities”. [...] [...] As an outsider to the field/subfield/whatever, I spend very little time these days listening to Digital Humanities & related folks. Because several of my closest friends are theorists/practitioners in the field/subfield/whatever, it’s inevitable that I hear something about what’s Going On, and rare is the day that I don’t mentally refer back to Bethany Nowviskie’s post “Eternal September of the Digital Humanities”. [...]

]]> Comment on don’t circle the wagons by Day of DH: digitalculturebooks Authors Reflect on Growth and Growing Pains http://nowviskie.org/2012/dont-circle-the-wagons/comment-page-1/#comment-41677 Day of DH: digitalculturebooks Authors Reflect on Growth and Growing Pains Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:19:50 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1436#comment-41677 [...] and theory.  Jean Bauer’s “Who You Calling Untheoretical?,” Bethany Nowviskie’s “Don’t Circle the Wagons,”  Miriam Posner’s “Some things to think about before you exhort everyone to code,” Natalie [...] [...] and theory.  Jean Bauer’s “Who You Calling Untheoretical?,” Bethany Nowviskie’s “Don’t Circle the Wagons,”  Miriam Posner’s “Some things to think about before you exhort everyone to code,” Natalie [...]

]]> Comment on #alt-ac: alternate academic careers for humanities scholars by Bibliography – Digital Humanities « dhbibliography http://nowviskie.org/2010/alt-ac/comment-page-1/#comment-41658 Bibliography – Digital Humanities « dhbibliography Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:48:19 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=403#comment-41658 [...] http://nowviskie.org/2010/alt-ac/ [...] [...] http://nowviskie.org/2010/alt-ac/ [...]

]]> Comment on #alt-ac: alternate academic careers for humanities scholars by THATCamp CHNM 2010 » Blog Archive http://nowviskie.org/2010/alt-ac/comment-page-1/#comment-41392 THATCamp CHNM 2010 » Blog Archive Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:41:27 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=403#comment-41392 [...] of these interviews have been for positions that Bethany Nowviskie and others have taken to calling #alt-ac: alternative academic careers. (See also Tom Scheinfeldt‘s 2008 post on “A Third [...] [...] of these interviews have been for positions that Bethany Nowviskie and others have taken to calling #alt-ac: alternative academic careers. (See also Tom Scheinfeldt‘s 2008 post on “A Third [...]

]]> Comment on lazy consensus by Belief and Lazy Consensus: Focusing on Governance - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education http://nowviskie.org/2012/lazy-consensus/comment-page-1/#comment-41367 Belief and Lazy Consensus: Focusing on Governance - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:03:05 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1497#comment-41367 [...] I’m even unreasonably fond of Bethany Nowviskie’s avowedly reckless proposal, in “lazy consensus,” to adopt an “extreme bias towards action” in academic governance, by deciding [...] [...] I’m even unreasonably fond of Bethany Nowviskie’s avowedly reckless proposal, in “lazy consensus,” to adopt an “extreme bias towards action” in academic governance, by deciding [...]

]]> Comment on don’t circle the wagons by afternoon | Day of Bethany Nowviskie http://nowviskie.org/2012/dont-circle-the-wagons/comment-page-1/#comment-41344 afternoon | Day of Bethany Nowviskie Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:05:47 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1436#comment-41344 [...] expert DH software developers and advanced humanities scholars. (I’ve talked about this elsewhere.) Then we walked to our cars and talked about dinosaurs and Americana — and planned the next [...] [...] expert DH software developers and advanced humanities scholars. (I’ve talked about this elsewhere.) Then we walked to our cars and talked about dinosaurs and Americana — and planned the next [...]

]]> Comment on don’t circle the wagons by ENGL 666: Intro to Digital Humanities | Day of Amy Earhart http://nowviskie.org/2012/dont-circle-the-wagons/comment-page-1/#comment-41318 ENGL 666: Intro to Digital Humanities | Day of Amy Earhart Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:32:24 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1436#comment-41318 [...] Thinking the Histories of Race and Computation.”   We looked at recent controversies over gender and race in dh and the discussion was far [...] [...] Thinking the Histories of Race and Computation.”   We looked at recent controversies over gender and race in dh and the discussion was far [...]

]]> Comment on don’t circle the wagons by Luke Fernandez http://nowviskie.org/2012/dont-circle-the-wagons/comment-page-1/#comment-40576 Luke Fernandez Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:56:55 +0000 http://nowviskie.org/?p=1436#comment-40576 A bit more on the theory/praxis divide and how the duality might possibly be leveraged to better the teaching and learning of programming: http://itintheuniversity.blogspot.com/2012/03/codifying-humanities-humanizing-code.html A bit more on the theory/praxis divide and how the duality might possibly be leveraged to better the teaching and learning of programming:

http://itintheuniversity.blogspot.com/2012/03/codifying-humanities-humanizing-code.html

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