Hopefully I’ll have something more insightful to say about Australian culture after 3 weeks there. We leave tomorrow. I had hoped to entice a Francophone friend to take over the blog in my absence, to chronicle her attempts to get service in French at chain coffeeshops in NDG and Westmount (it’s funnier than it sounds), …
Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne
Cutting Edge Technology of the 80s
Wonder what the future of media looked like in Australia in 1986? Make sure your speakers aren’t turned up too loud and then wonder no longer: My favorite part (of course) is the CD, which comes at the end.
Blooper or Freudian Slip?
Names omitted to protect the innocent; otherwise copied verbatim: Dear Dr. Jonathan Sterne: Thank you so much for agreeing to participate in reviewing the tenure and promotion documents of —–. As you know, excellence in research activity is one of the most important areas of evaluation for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor and …
When inspiration strikes
The good news, I just figured out the transitions between chapters 3 and 4, and chapters 5 and 6. The bad news: the final piece in the puzzle that’s been the structure of my book occurred to me as I was falling asleep. Two pages of frenzied writing later, I am wide awake. Time to …
This year’s search
As with last year’s search, I’m making an exception to the “I don’t post ads here” policy for the home team. Pass it along to anyone you know who fits the bill. We are looking for someone doing cool, innovative, theoretically sophisticated work. —— ART HISTORY — The Department of Art History and Communication Studies …
Misc.
A quick miscellaneous entry: — the Montréal list keeps expanding. We may need to supplement with a “top 10.” I am trying to convince Carrie to be the curator. — Yesterday I had an interesting discussion about why women finish their books later than men do. Future subject of an academe post, no doubt — …
Yes, I still hate expressvu
I am currently sitting on hold with Bell Expressvu at (what I hope is) the end of a 50 minute phone call to deal with the exact same problems I had in December. They are still billing us for service at our old address, and they still owe us over $500. If someone stole $500 …