Converting Monks into Friars

Creating Public Scholars in the Digital Age

K. A. LaityK. A. Laity

Kurt Vonnegut

Wear Sunscreen

Authority & Authenticity

Ellesmere Manuscript

15th Century

©Peter Steiner

Ellesmere Manuscript

15th Century

Hunt of the Unicorn Annunciation (ca. 1500)

Credit: Joseph Zahavi/Morgan Library

MS Cotton Vitellius A.xv

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Tolkien was a medievalist.

I’m not a fan…

…but I like the films.

The Pricke of ConscienceNot as racy as it sounds

Not this kind…

Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg.

How’s that working out?

Not Crap 10% | Crap 90% _________________________________________________________________

Sturgeon’s Law (or Revelation)*

*applies to everything, not just fish

H2OYou knew, right?

My references are in the notes to each slide.

This presentation will be available online soon.

Benjamin was right

Language is a living thing: we adapt.

Stop mithering!

From tree to tree, from you to me,Traveling twice as fast as on any freeway,Every single dream wrapped up in the scheme,They all get carried on the relay.

—Lyrics by Pete Townshend

⌘ Digital media is pervasive

⌘ Digital interactions are here to stay

⌘ We don't know what all this means