After I finish my current batch of projects, I’m debating between: 1. A deep dive on toy safety and “real-life” toys. 2. An essay unpacking how some businesses and the state have defined selling risky goods as a form of unfair competition. I wish I could write more quickly.

I wrote about this wave last year for Labor Notes labornotes.org/2023/03/whats-…

“we can’t fund the humanities”

Our first Corner Society lecture for this season is next Wed, Sept 25! I'm pleased to welcome my University of Rochester colleague Alex Parry, Ph.D. to give the talk "Childproof: Health, Safety, and the Electric Vaporizer, c. 1920-1990" Join us at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, or join on Zoom

Received my first R&R today. Presenting the research on that article next week at UC Davis School of Medicine on Monday. Also giving a talk to my department (African American & African Studies) on Tuesday. Hope folks can join us

We're open for submissions! Tendon is currently looking to publish creative and critical work on the theme of rest. Check out our open call here, and spread the word! tendonmag.submittable.com/submit

Debates in #DH Computational Humanities is now available for purchase (OA Manifold Scholarship this winter)! Thank you to the amazing contributors, co-editors extraordinaire @jmjafrx David Mimno , the team U of MN Press , and series editors @laurenfklein Matt Gold 🇺🇦 ! 👇🏼

ICYMI, my talk on childproofing and the health and safety of electric vaporizers is available online! Thank you for the turnout and for the excellent Q&A. youtu.be/MP-NA9Z1lXA?si…

Please spread word of this TT position far and wide! CofC is a splendid liberal arts university in a terrific city- our dept is vibrant and supportive- don't hesitate to reach out directly with questions, as I'm chairing the search: h-net.org/jobs/job_displ…

I wrote something! Excited to see my article on home laundry safety in Technology and Culture. I show how experts and the public worked to control the risks of laundry devices, reducing accidents but making homemakers responsible for their safety as buyers and housekeepers.

Issue 07, "Rest," is live today! We’re so proud to share this one with you. Poetry, art, and prose on rest as repair, resistance, and care—and what it means to slow down, even when it’s hard to. → hopkinsmedicalhumanities.org/tendon-magazin…