Category: Dissertation
Correspondences
in DissertationThe Transcendentalists were fond of looking for “correspondences” between the external world and the inner world, between say the weather and one’s emotions. As I…
Mt. Washington and a week of Dissercation
This past week I took the week off to work on my dissertation–more like a "staycation" than a real vacation. Or perhaps I should call…
An (Un-edited) Ecotone Reader
in DissertationIt seems like a long time ago that I first ran across the Ecotone Wiki and was first exposed to the notion of place blogging,…
Home in Jamaica Plain, or Coming (Nearly) Full Circle
This morning I'm sitting in Emack and Bolios on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, working on the introduction to my dissertation. I've been working on…
Internet as Oil Spill
in DissertationIn his Tuesday Boston Globe editorial, “Paradise Lost,” Nick King reports the arrival of wireless Internet access to the isolated Palmyra Atoll, a US Natural…
A Day at RISD
in DissertationYesterday I spent the day in Providence at the Rhode Island School of Design, where I gave a talk in Anne Tate’s course "American Communities…
From Blog to Book: Slow Road Home by Fred First
in DissertationThis morning I ordered a copy of Fred’s new book A Slow Road Home, a project that grew out of his blog entries over the…
Podcasting Places
in DissertationToday I’m blogging from Boston University where I’m attending the Podcasting Academy for work. A bit ago Tony Kahn from WGBH radio talked about his…
A Cross Section of California
I just returned from a trip out to California for Monica’s wedding, a trip I extended so I could visit folks down the coast. I…
