Tag Archives: research
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Researching "The Typewriter Century"
As a vehicle for outstanding creativity, the typewriter has been taken for granted and was, until now, a blind spot in the history of writing practices. The Typewriter Century: A Cultural History of Writing Practices provides a cultural history of the typewriter and explores "celebrity writers," including Henry James, Jack Kerouac, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, and Erle Stanley Gardner. In this post, author Martyn Lyons shares what a day in the life of a researcher looks like as he discusses some of the meticulous archival research that went into his book.
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From the Archives to the Bookstore: Writing the History of the American Canoe Association Encampments
In this post, author of Canoe and Canvas, Jessica Dunkin, discusses why the canoe is such a fascinating subject to her and why her research led her to some fascinating insights into canoeing and the colonial histories behind it. -
“Inside the box, outside the box, and among boxes”
Mouseion contributor Steven C. Muir shares scholarly research and writing tips in relation to his latest free to read article. -
Behind the Book with Raymond Stephanson and Darren N. Wagner
Raymond Stephanson and Darren N. Wagner discuss their interdisciplinary examination of the many aspects of reproduction in the eighteenth century – The Secrets of Generation: Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century -
Learning Activism: The Intellectual Life of Contemporary Social Movements
Author Aziz Choudry provides his thoughts on how to use his new book in the undergraduate or graduate classroom.