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Akbar’s (Glasgow)
My second night in Glasgow I was acclimated enough to go out for dinner. On my way to and from the conference venue (which was the Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre—the Western Infirmary being where they had treated a few cases of Ebola earlier that spring), I had walked past this place called Akbar’s. They had…
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Call for Papers: Journée d’étude—Domestiquer l’odorat
[REPOSTED FROM FRANCOFIL] Here’s an interesting CFP that just came through earlier this morning that looks absolutely fascinating. I also corresponded this morning (to ask for permisison to repost their appel) with Érika Wicky, one of the conference organizers. If anyone finds this notice, here, I’m more than certain she would be happy to hear…
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More from Glasgow
Glasgow was incredibly photogenic. One spread probably can’t cover the whole of the small slice of the city I was able to see during my four days there. Here are a few more shots of the interior of Glasgow City Hall, where we were greeted by some of the members of the Merchant’s Guild (if…
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Society of Dix-Neuviémistes, Glasgow, 2015
I just located the photos from the trip to my second professional conference, which was the Society of Dixneuviémistes, in Glasgow, April 2015. I took some notes, though not nearly as extensive as I did for more recent trips, but I do remember running into several old colleagues and seeing several wonderful presentations. I gave…
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Pictures and a brief report from NCSA Lincoln, 2016
It’s almost December, and conference notifications are coming in for the spring. And so I’ve heard from the Nineteenth Century Studies Association. It’ll be my fifth year in a row presenting there (the first time was when the conference came in Boston, 2015).
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Well, here’s some good news
I’m currently trying to get all my grading done, so some of the longer posts I’d been hoping to tackle, or the ones that involve uploading lots of photographs will have to wait. However, I did have some good news to share.
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Welcome
Here you’ll find a little about my scholarship in nineteenth century French studies. Read on and you will also find a word here and there about presentations that I’ve made at conferences, as well photos from my conference travel. I am also interested in the myriad ways that the nineteenth century continues to contribute to…
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