Uncategorized After the Conference – The Joys of Participation and Conversation 3 Jul 2013 One of the pleasures of my Fulbright Fellowship has been collaborating on the Everyday Language, Everyday Literacies conference at the University of Sheffield. Julia Davies, Kate Pahl, and all the…
Uncategorized Percolation, Fermentation, Rumination – or the Importance of Time and Patience in Research 20 Jun 201321 Jun 2013 The greatest gift bestowed on me by receiving a Fulbright Research Fellowship has been the gift of time. I have had time - time to read, time to talk with…
Uncategorized Keep Calm and Carry On 5 Jun 2013 When I first saw the "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters, with the dignified print on the red background with the image of the crown above, they struck me as…
Pedagogy… We all need readers – celebrating the Dissertation Writing Retreat 24 May 201324 May 2013 As I write this sitting in England, I know that back at the University of Louisville they are getting ready for the last day of the University Writing Center's annual…
Uncategorized… Rashomon for Researchers 18 May 201318 May 2013 One of the great gifts this spring has been the opportunity to sit down and talk with brilliant, insightful people and just have the time to explore ideas together. Last…
Agency… How Does it Feel to be Literate? 9 May 2013 In the work I've been doing this spring I keep coming back to questions of agency. What allows - or constrains - people from engaging in literacy practices. And more…
Uncategorized Where Does the Time Go? 6 May 2013 When I came to England in January for my Fulbright Fellowship I expected to blogging a lot this spring. If there was ever a time that I would be writing…
Uncategorized If You’re a Hammer…. 15 Jan 2013 One way to experience the embodiment of the saying, "If you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail," is to get a bunch of academics from different fields together and…
Literacy… Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy – Out in Paperback! 10 Dec 201210 Dec 2012 Five years ago Amy Zenger and I published a book about the everyday literacy practices represented in popular culture, specifically in mainstream movies. We found that, when you pay attention…
Uncategorized Literacy and Identity – That’s the Easy Part 9 Nov 20129 Nov 2012 In a convenient confluence of thoughts and events, I'm coming up on my Fulbright term in January at the same point that I'm ready to start off on another big…
