Under the projects tab I have the treehouse write-up. Yes, I built a treehouse, and it is very cool.
The dissertation is in the hands of my editor, and then it will go to my adviser, then to committee. Assuming I can assemble my committee, I’m anticipating an early summer defense. Keep your fingers crossed.
I have moved the “This I Believe” audio essays to the Professional tab. If you are looking for those essays, find them there.
TYCA-SE has come and gone. Interesting conference. Among the highlights was Paul Heilker’s keynote address, which emphasized currents in composition. Also, my session was very well attended.
Much going on. Much to do. I have a working draft of my entire dissertation, and it is in the editing process to work out all of the kinks. Keep your fingers crossed, but I think I can defend the damned thing.
I’m going to be at TYCA-SE at Virginia Beach at the end of February. I’m presenting about using This I Believe essays in composition courses. Also, I am running for election to the Regional Executive Council. Should be interesting.
Update January 4, 2012Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to a good year, the year I finish my dissertation and graduate (I hate to even write that for fear of jinxing it, but I am pretty close at this point). I passed my three-chapter review and I am now in revision mode. One hurdle left.
Update May 4, 2011 Among the tabs above, you’ll notice I added “Students”, which is meant to showcase the work of my students at Northwest. We did “This I Believe” essays, and I was very proud of the quality of the work. It is probably the single best assignment I’ve ever done in my composition courses. Check out some of the audio essays I’ve posted.
Update April 26, 2011 My paper “‘I Don’t Want to Know’: Sex and Science in the Critical Composition Classroom” will be published in the fall 2011 edition of the TYCA-Southeast journal. It is my first publication in a journal, and I am excited about it.
Update January 28, 2011 I am presenting a paper I co-wrote with Leah Chambers at TYCA-Southeast in March. The paper is about resistance to critical consideration about religion among students and how composition teachers should approach religion in the context of a critical studies-based course. I am also presenting the paper to my colleagues at Northwest.
Update March 2, 2010: I completed my doughburger/slugburger/cereal burger tour of Northeast Mississippi and West Tennessee last week. You can read the write up, and see the pictures, here.
Update March 1, 2010: I was saddened to hear of the death of Barry Hannah, who had a profound impact on me when I took his courses at Ole Miss. You can read my remembrance here.
Update February 3, 2010: I accomplished a goal I’d set years ago. I was published on Salon.com. I’ve been a daily Salon reader since the site’s beginning, and I’d always wanted to be published there. It has happened, in the food section of all places. Check out my article on Salon about my grandmother’s biscuit pudding.
