by Cyrus Patell | Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Like a dog following a scent, Ahab detects “that peculiar odor, sometimes to a great distance given forth by the living sperm whale” as the chapter opens. As he is hoisted to his perch atop the main royal-mast head, he spies his prey: “There she...
by Cyrus Patell | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Although it’s called “The Prairie,” the chapter title is really something of a misnomer: what Ishmael discusses here is the pseudo-sciences of physiognomy and phrenology, popular in the mid-nineteenth century, and whether they can be applied...
by Annie | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Next up in our series of Q&A’s with Networked New York panelists is Karen Karbiener,
by Annie | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Today, Josh Glick answers a few questions about his work on Coney Island history. He is a PhD candidate at Yale University in the joint program with Film Studies and American Studies, and his research and teaching interests are in urban cultural history, documentary...
by Annie | Apr 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week, Micki McGee has graciously agreed to participate in our Networked New York follow-up Q&A series. For more on the Yaddo Circles Project,...
by Annie | Mar 2, 2012 | Conferences, Networked New York, Uncategorized
For our last posts before the conference, Blevin and I decided to write a little about our own understandings of New York networks. As a native Brooklynite, I have a long-standing and deep-rooted interest in the ways artists represent the relationships that form here....
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