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snewman commented on the post, Helpathon--From the Ground Up to An Electronic Edition of _The Beggar's Opera_, on the site THATCamp Philly 2011

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:35:27 +0000

Thanks to all for your helpful suggestions!

Sarah, I had not heard of Lydis, but her work is very strong, and one of my colleagues at Temple has done work on _Beggar’s Opera_ adaptations in Latin America, and I […]

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snewman wrote a new post, Helpathon--From the Ground Up to An Electronic Edition of _The Beggar's Opera_, on the site THATCamp Philly 2011

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:16:50 +0000

For some time now, I’ve wanted to do an electronic edition of John Gay’s great text, The Beggar’s Opera. I’ve published on it and teach it every chance I get, but what’s lacking is a scholarly and pedagogical […]

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snewman commented on the post, Session Proposal -- Readathon: Selections from Companion to Digital Humanities, on the site THATCamp Philly 2011

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:00:30 +0000

As a digital humanities newbie, I’m very interested in this session, too. I’d be interested in locating our discussion within other conceptions of the value of the humanities (and the rhetoric of “crisis” that […]

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snewman commented on the post, Helpathon: Reimagine the digital encyclopedia for the 21st Century, on the site THATCamp Philly 2011

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:35:51 +0000

Hi Charlene,

I would love to participate in this Helpathon. Your Encyclopedia already looks like a wonderful resource. I wonder if it would make sense to consider components more keyed in to Philadelphia’s […]

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