Tag Archives: academia

Word Tree

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Karie

Choppy seas recently. I’m not going into the details, but choppy seas. And so I’m making a Word Tree. A Word Tree is a very basic idea. You cut out small leaves from brightly coloured paper, you write down positive … Continue reading →

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Reading the Past

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Karie

The economic recession has claimed many victims. The first phase saw people losing jobs, companies going bankrupt and banks folding. Experts say that this first wave is over. Signs of economic growth are visible in the financial sectors. We are … Continue reading →

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Changing the Game

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Karie

It is not often that people are praying for my soul when I’m at knitting group. Tonight was certainly different. We got caught up in evangelical Christians protesting the play Jesus Queen of Heaven outside Glasgow’s Tron Theatre which involved … Continue reading →

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On Languages and Blogging

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Karie

“It is a sign of a deeply disturbed civilization where Tree huggers and Whale huggers in their weirdness are acceptable… while no one embraces the last speakers of a language.” -Werner Herzog Found here which looks at whether we should … Continue reading →

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The Staffordshire Hoard

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Karie

“This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England… as radically, if not more so, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries. Absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells.” – Leslie Webster, Former Keeper, Department … Continue reading →

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“Are You Sure It Isn’t Just Some Fanboy Thing..?”

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Karie

I saw this* and then I started missing academia once more and also really, really wanted to move to London. But, you know, life isn’t so bad. Thursday I’ll be baby-sitting the Old Maiden Aunt studio as Lilith’s away, so … Continue reading →

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Books 2009: Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Karie

Perhaps the real question is not why you read, but how you read. This observation was brought to you from me having finished Julian Barnes’ Flaubert’s Parrot just an hour ago. I was certain I had read the book before … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Read?

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Karie

Why do you read? It is such a fundamental question. I ran into it the other day when I was discussing the Western canon in an internet setting (I know, I should avoid those). As always the answers intrigued me … Continue reading →

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Handwritten

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Karie
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For the Love of Old Books

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Karie

I like many things, but there are not many things that I love. I definitely love incunabula (books printed between 1455 and 1500) and early modern period printed books. Yesterday I went to Edinburgh to look at some very old … Continue reading →

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