One of the sessions I attended today at THAT Camp was on material culture (led by my friend Arden Kirkland – see her blog post and webgroup). This is something I’ve given passing thought to, or tangentially considered, but never thought of seriously on it. What I said in the session was that, for me,…… Continue reading Material Culture online
Month: June 2009
Quick thoughts after THATCamp Day 1
Spent today having good conversations and listening to good conversations at THAT Camp. The twitter buzz on the camp hashtag (#thatcamp) has been pretty busy; one of the points which kept coming up in twitter was how conversations kept coming back to tools more than implementations. My thought, in the final session I attended today,…… Continue reading Quick thoughts after THATCamp Day 1
Sanctuary
Yesterday’s shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC is distressing not only because of the hatred and willful ignorance which seems to have driven the shooter, but because of its location. We think of museums as safe places. They aren’t necessarily apolitical – in fact they can be the focus of political action or…… Continue reading Sanctuary