About
I’m a medieval and early modern historian, digital humanist, and educator. My research focuses on questions of power and identity in late medieval Ireland. I use a variety of methodologies to explore how Gaelic Irish lords constructed individual and dynastic identities and established their legitimacy in a highly contested environment. In the bigger picture, my research looks at how people develop strategies of negotiation that transcend categories of difference. I am a research assistant professor in the IRIS Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where I collaborate with faculty, students, and community members on digital humanities research and pedagogy.
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Content warning:#AcWriMo I didn't quite meet my word count goal, but I am entirely satisfied with this #AcWriMo! In the past I've tapped out after hitting a dry spell, but it's been nice to track it the whole month and put both the good days and the bad days in context. #AcWriMo2022 #histodons @histodons (2022-12-01 ↗)
I am never going to get this quilt bound. #AcademicsWithCats #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon (2022-11-30 ↗)
Intro to #DigitalHumanities as #StLouis #LocalHistory is a go! I spent a good chunk of my weekend finalizing the syllabus. Here’s my favorite week: “Speaking of rivers: digital storytelling at the American Confluence” #DHPedagogy #histodon #histodons @histodons (2022-11-29 ↗)
My spring Introduction to #DigitalHumanities course has officially made! Which means now I get to start syllabussing – this year, I plan to use St. Louis history as a frame for thinking about DH as #PublicHistory and community engagement. I will take all your favorite reading recommendations on public DH, Black DH, metro St. Louis, best practices for community collaboration, and whatever else you care to send my way! #StLouis #LocalHistory #DHPedagogy #Histodon @histodons (2022-11-15 ↗)
So long, Chicago, it’s been swell! I found my first #NACBS to be such a friendly, collegial conference. While I love my medieval and early modern conferences, thinking about the same sites across a long duree prompted questions about antecedents and afterlives that are easy to ignore when thinking in terms of periods. A really rich #DigitalHumanities seam too! (There’s still a part of me that bristles at Irish history as British studies – but perhaps those are productive convos too.) (2022-11-14 ↗)
