The pandemic has affected my work in a lot of ways, from the prevalence of Zoom meetings to the limited accessibility of archives, but it’s especially impacted my conference and presentation work. In 2020 and 2021, nearly all of my conference papers were given online, some after significant delays. This past spring, for instance, I… Continue reading The 2021 Conference Season
Category: Research
Dissertation Work, November Update
At some point, usually multiple times, most of us experience procrastination. Whether it’s doing some household chore, making a difficult phone call, or working on a challenging project, we’ve probably all encountered something we didn’t want to do, and found ways to put off doing it. Not surprisingly, this happens a lot in graduate school,… Continue reading Dissertation Work, November Update
Dissertation Work, October Update
Last month I shared how I wrote a very preliminary version of chapter 1, and how I took advantage of my training schedule at the Cohen Career Center to set up a daily habit of writing in short bursts. Today, I’ll talk about what I’ve been up to since then. A lot of what I’ve… Continue reading Dissertation Work, October Update
Dissertation Work, September Update
Last month I didn’t spend a lot of time on research because I was in training for my assistantship this year at the Cohen Career Center. August was still productive though, because I managed to write a (very) preliminary draft of Chapter 1. Today, I’ll talk about that process and what I learned from it.… Continue reading Dissertation Work, September Update
Exhibition Work, August Update
The past few weeks have been a combination of logistical planning and ongoing conceptual research. On the logistics side, I’ve put together a preliminary checklist, which we’ll finalize over the next few weeks. I’ve also started contacting lending institutions so that we can secure the pieces we want. Last month, artist Joseph Morris, whose work… Continue reading Exhibition Work, August Update
Dissertation Work, August Update
In terms of dissertation work, July was a mixture of rest, resuming content-based research, and organizing my work schedule for the coming months. You already know about the rest part from my recent post on our vacation, so let’s take a look at the other two. In terms of content I’ve been taking a closer… Continue reading Dissertation Work, August Update
Dissertation Work, July Update
I’m currently in Florida on vacation with Brandon, so today’s post was written before we traveled to Pensacola. Rather than take on new readings or other research, I decided last week was a good time to pause and take stock of what I’d done since completing the prospectus, both to see what I’d learned and… Continue reading Dissertation Work, July Update
Exhibition Work, June Update
As with last week’s post on my dissertation work, a lot has happened with the Motion/Emotion exhibition since my last check-in, so let’s get caught up. More specifically, I’ll be sharing three exciting developments that have happened since June 1st. Two of those events took place last week. On Monday, we filmed the Barry Art… Continue reading Exhibition Work, June Update
Dissertation Work, June Update
It’s been a busy few weeks since the last time I talked about the dissertation, so let’s get caught up. Following the approval of the prospectus and sketching out a tentative working schedule, I started reading more deeply into nineteenth-century mobile visual culture, including panoramas, magic lantern shows, and peep shows. Aside from learning more… Continue reading Dissertation Work, June Update
Space Between 2021
Back in 2019, I wrote about attending my first conference with the Space Between Society. It took place in Brookings, South Dakota that year, and I had a great time. I got a lot of positive feedback on my research, and had the opportunity to connect and network with a variety of excellent scholars, many… Continue reading Space Between 2021