What History Could Have Been: A Symposium

On May 21, a handful of historically-minded people will gather at Princeton to participate in an experiment in “conjectural historiography”: imagining and memorializing historians who never existed, but should have. It will be fabulous, it will be the beginning of something, it will be an experiment, and anyone who is in the area is warmly invited to join us. I’ll be sharing some reflections on a group … Continue reading What History Could Have Been: A Symposium

The Elements of Academic Style: An Interview

Every academic-writing person should own a copy of Eric Hayot’s new book. The Elements of Academic Style is a style guide geared specifically toward academic writers in the humanities, paying special attention to the field of literary and cultural theory but applying equally well across humanistic disciplines. It’s fabulous, Eric generously made time to talk with me about it for the New Books Network Seminar, and you can … Continue reading The Elements of Academic Style: An Interview