Here we go! Back to a new school year. So far so good, especially for a Monday.
Game Prep for Canon: The Card Game
I have a love-hate relationship with games. I love having a common recreational activity to do with people that involves wits, brains, and a fun theme. I absolutely HATE learning the rules. I am not the kind of person who can just start playing and figure out as they go. I want to understand the … Continue reading Game Prep for Canon: The Card Game
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I had no intention of color-coordinating outfits with my reading. But if ever there were a topic …
The Culture of Award Talk
One of the things I love about the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama is our culture of student research. I have the pleasure of advising Sierra Ruden in our Religion in Culture MA program. Sierra has been using discourse analysis to examine the social function of award shows. Sierra's been experimenting … Continue reading The Culture of Award Talk
Friday Coffee Reading
Going into the new month with some not-so-light reading. One of my students asked me how I read, and this picture encapsulates my process pretty well. I scan a work, its arguments and its structure. Then I write in the margins questions of clarification and questions of substance (shoutout Dr. Charles Wood). Then I use … Continue reading Friday Coffee Reading
