Monthly Archives: January 2016

On the Deleting of Academia.edu and Other Sundry Affairs

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Timothy Burke

Once again with feeling, a point that I think cannot be made often enough. Social media created and operated by a for-profit company, no matter what it says when it starts off about the rights of content creators, will inevitably … Continue reading →

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Technologies of the Cold War in Africa (History 90I) Syllabus

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Timothy Burke

I saw last year that some smart academics were using Piktochart to design more graphical, visual syllabi, so I took a stab at it. Loading…

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“Dates Back Millennia”

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Timothy Burke

You know, I have less of an unqualified hatred for the “dates back millennia” line than I used to. I’m thinking this as I see my feed fill up with friends and colleagues complaining about Obama’s use of it in … Continue reading →

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