by Anna Blanch on March 28, 2011
The Basics also explore the basics of working in the interdisciplinary field of Theology and the arts. It simultaneously provides sources from Literature and Religion, the Bible and Literature, and resources for exploring issues and themes of faith in literature, pop culture, and the arts. Discussion forums may provide an opportunity to engage with fellow [...]
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by Anna Blanch on February 22, 2011
Harold Robert Millar (1869 – 1940) was a prolific Scottish graphic artist and illustrator of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.* He is best known for his illustrations of children’s books and fantasy literature “His work…has a lively, imaginative charm and a distinctive sense of design.”**Born in Dumfries, in 1869, Millar first studied and [...]
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Victorian
by Anna Blanch on November 18, 2010
What does it mean to serve others as a scholar?Is it an attitude of generosity? How do we view copyright in terms of other people appropriating our ideas/concepts/syllabi as their own? How do we deal with the idea of being “scooped,” or of sharing links to grants, conferences, or jobs that we want to apply [...]
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by Anna Blanch on July 30, 2010
After discovering some other playlists and taking your advice and comments on yesterday’s post- I put together my own little Parisian playlist to play while I’m getting organised for the grand Parisian adventure! Adventure? listen to me,how far I’ve come since yesterday! I’m going to try hard to make it as much of an adventure [...]
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France,
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by Anna Blanch on July 28, 2010
I’ve been trying to muster up some excitement and expectation for this Paris trip. I want to be reminded that I’m about to get to do something most people would be really excited about. I need a boost of the realisation that I get to hang out in one of the world’s most fabled cities [...]
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Scholar Blogging,
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by Anna Blanch on May 29, 2010
I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Research Libraries and Archives over the last few years. I’ve done this not only because that’s where the research took me but also on enjoyable mysteries; fun rabbit holes. That may make me a little out of the ordinary. But it has also been a steep learning [...]
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Professionalism,
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Scholar Blogging
by Anna Blanch on May 17, 2010
Yes, I dropped off the face of Goannatree for almost a month. No, it wasn’t something I’d carefully planned and thought about, except for the first week of it…after that, let’s just begin by blaming the happy coincidence of Eyjafjallajökull’s Volcano (you see Eyjafjallajökull is the name of the glacier the volcano is under not the [...]
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Photo,
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by Anna Blanch on May 17, 2010
After a week of research, reflection, and rest, my time at St Deiniol’s comes to an end this afternoon as I journey back to the east coast of Scotland and the wonders of the auld grey toon, St Andrews. __________________________________________________ St Deiniol’s Residential Library was founded in 1894 by William Ewart Gladstone in the little [...]
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