… of Caren Kaplan’s recent, and masterful, book Aerial Aftermaths. Thanks to the editorial staff at Transfers for the invitation to spend extra time reading and thinking about it and for publishing my review.
A Picture of Freedom?
This week’s conversation at In Media Res focuses on the shifting meaning of September 11, 2001, 18 years after. Thanks to the staff and curator for choosing to include “A Picture of Freedom?”, my post about a 9/11-themed coloring book.
Well, that was great …
I spent last week in sunny Lancaster, PA at the Society for the Study of Affect’s first ever Summer School. Michael Richardson (I admire his work so much!) and I co-taught a seminar on the theme “Affect // Violence // Mediation” with two groups of incredibly smart, generous, and #SSASSy participants. I also facilitated two roundtable discussions on “Living an Academic Life” – just so grateful to everyone who shared their perspectives, struggles, accomplishments, and ideas for how to find, enter, or create compassionate intellectual spaces.
A review of my new book …
Baltimore Data Day
Thanks to the nice folks at Baltimore Data Day for inviting me to be a panelist. Sadly, I won’t be able to participate, but it seems like a fantastic event: https://bniajfi.org/data_day/!
Seeing Science: How Photography Reveals the Universe
I am just beyond thrilled to be included in Marvin Heiferman’s gorgeous new book, Seeing Science: How Photography Reveals the Universe.
The book features excerpts from the Seeing Science salon, to which I contribued in December 2016.
“After All Who Were There Are Gone”
I recently spoke with Ted Anthony, who writes for the Associated Press, about the gradual passing of those with firsthand experience of major historical events like D-Day.
Here’s a link.
