“It’s nice to see you again too,” I grumbled as yet another dust-clotted gale threatened to shove me off the airport walkway. Who needs expensive facial treatments, I thought sardonically, when you can get sand-blasted exfoliation for free, courtesy of New Mexico’s relentless spring winds? I’d just flown into Roswell, where the gusts had become… Continue reading Roswell Revisited
Category: Reflection
Finishing (and Starting) My Dissertation Journal
Last September I experienced a milestone with my dissertation. No, I haven’t finished drafting it, far from it, but I did finish something that, to me at least, is significant: I filled the last page of my dissertation journal. Between the covers of that journal are two years’ worth of ideas, outlines, maps, and above… Continue reading Finishing (and Starting) My Dissertation Journal
2022 In Review, and 2023 Previews
I don’t know about you, but 2022 has been a rather eventful year for me. Let’s go back and take a look at the previous year and get a preview of what’s to come in 2023. In terms of dissertation work, 2022 was by far my most productive year to date. I completed two on-site… Continue reading 2022 In Review, and 2023 Previews
Our Wedding
Let’s open today’s post with a flashback: The place is Roswell, New Mexico. The year is 2016, when late spring shimmers into early summer. I’m about three years into my role as the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Roswell Museum, and one of my new coworkers has stopped by my office to ask… Continue reading Our Wedding
The Imagery of the Archive: Letterhead
If you’ve been following this blog in any capacity for the last few weeks, you’ll know that I’ve been making my way through hundreds of documents associated with the Walker Art Center. Like any archive, it’s got its quirks in terms of inclusions and omissions, but one thing that’s stood out to me from a… Continue reading The Imagery of the Archive: Letterhead
Deleting Facebook
In the spring of 2008, shortly before I graduated from college, I made my initial foray into social media by opening a Facebook account. Fourteen years later, I deleted it. If Meta is to be believed, it was permanently erased on July 31. I had several reasons for deleting my account, from concerns over privacy… Continue reading Deleting Facebook
On Having Supportive Parents
I’m on a self-imposed break this week, so here’s a post from the stash. I’ve discussed my privilege on this blog before, and how being a white woman with a supportive family network has made career success easier for me to achieve. But that family support extends far beyond monetary resources or emotional stability. Today,… Continue reading On Having Supportive Parents
Reflecting on the JDP Assistantship
Last month I formally concluded my assistantship as the JDP Fellow at the Office of Career Development and Professional Engagement. Today, I’d like to reflect on what I’ve gained from the experience. In terms of hands-on projects, this is probably one of the most involved assistantships I’ve had since coming to William & Mary. In… Continue reading Reflecting on the JDP Assistantship
My blogging practice
I have been maintaining a blog in one form or another since October 2012. As such, blogging has been an important part of my personal creative practice for almost a decade, but I’ve never really talked about how I create a post. Today then, I’ll talk about how I blog and how it feeds other… Continue reading My blogging practice
Dissertation Work, February Update
The most exciting update about my dissertation is that next month I’ll be resuming archival research by returning to the Met to look at the documents relating to their Neighborhood Exhibition Program. While I did visit a retrospective about the initiative last year, the archives were still closed at that point, so I was more… Continue reading Dissertation Work, February Update