March 25, 2021, Filed Under: Authors, Featured1, Research + TeachingNOT SPEED READING: The slow pleasures of research by JULIA PANKO This essay is part of a slow research series, What is Research? Lately, I have been dreaming of archives. I have never visited the Harry Ransom Center in person, but I recently perused its finding aids and made a checklist for a future trip. Noting the items from… read more
March 18, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Research + TeachingSlowly, and then round again by SIMON LOXLEY This essay is part of a slow research series, What is Research? During my time as a researcher, I have always been a working graphic designer. I suspect that, as a consequence, my underlying mindset has always been very results-driven. As a designer, if you want to get… read more
March 11, 2021, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Featured1, Research + TeachingSARA COLERIDGE: A life unfolding by JEFFREY W. BARBEAU This essay is part of a slow research series, What is Research? Sometimes the scrawled letters on a page slow reading to a halt. Unlike printed words in a bound volume or transcripts that risk sanitizing history, handwriting produces an entirely different reading experience. Words unfold, as… read more