As I wind down my graduate career (though part of me still does not believe it is happening), I am exploring possibilities for my future. One of my recent new professional interests is reading about teaching at the college level. In one of the random twists of fate in my… Read more“Learning Teaching and Learning (and Teaching)”
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Another U2b Video
I’m just starting to explore Youtube as a repository of scholarly knowledge (as opposed to music videos and funny cat videos). This video talks about how texting is not making kids dumber.
24 Hour Comics 2010
The 24 Hour Comics Day we had three weeks ago was a big success! My comic was a Keeley comic, appropriately called Keeley: 24 Hour Comic Character Extraordinaire. The gimmick was that each page reflected something that took place in an hour of Keeley’s day. Following the 24 Hour Comic… Read more“24 Hour Comics 2010”
24 Hour Comic News Coverage
I’ve once again made my way into press coverage in one of the Missourian’s publications! Two weekends ago we had our annual 24 Hour Comics Day, which was a huge success. We were shadowed by two reporters for a lot of the time, and it was fun to have them… Read more“24 Hour Comic News Coverage”
Mid-Missouri Comics Volume 1 is Here!
You (yes, you!) can now buy a copy of the Mid-Missouri Comics anthology at Rock Bottom Comics in Columbia! We’re very proud of how it came out. The book is a great sampler of local comic talent. There are a lot of genres represented, from comic strips to superheroes to… Read more“Mid-Missouri Comics Volume 1 is Here!”
Lions, Tigers, Pumas, and Chimps
Last year, when I visited the Parque de las Leyendas zoo in Lima, I noted that the lions and tigers had the worst enclosures in the park. I was hopeful that the cats will have better homes soon since the zoo maps indicated that construction for a new cat area… Read more“Lions, Tigers, Pumas, and Chimps”
Predicting the Past
Last May I tweeted that I should tweet during my dissertation defense. Little did I know that two months prior, Danielle Lee from UMSL had her defense streamed live on the internet, and took questions via Twitter! Danielle’s dissertation is on vole behavior, which is far more adorable than my… Read more“Predicting the Past”
If you’ve seen a drama in a movie theater in the past month you might have seen the horrible trailer for The Social Network, aka “The Facebook Movie.” The trailer is a mixed up collection of scenes showing people living the high life, being dorks, and yelling at each other…. Read more“”
Anthropology on TV
This week, two shows have used anthropology as plot points. By chance these shows are the only two that I watch regularly. On the season premiere of Community, the students enroll in an anthropology course, taught by a character played by Betty White. You can watch the full episode on… Read more“Anthropology on TV”