I just found out that in addition to googling yourself, you can also search for yourself at Amazon. It will bring up references to any excerpt of books in their site which reference you by name. It’s a pretty cool way of finding out who’s mentioned you š
Category: Cool Stuff (Page 6 of 9)
The penguins have moved from the Magellan Straight to Punta Tombo, in Argentina, and this weekend only (so today only) you can see them live online.
go to: http://200.58.119.161/pinguinos/pinguinos_en_vivo.html
When Napoleon visited/conquered Egypt back in the 18th century his intentions were not just to plunder, but also to learn. He took with him a team of scientists and scholars to study as much as the country as they could. The result was Description de l’Egypte, a multi-volume work that basically describes Egypt from tip to toe. It’s also beautifully, beautifully illustrated.
They have a copy of the work at the American University in Cairo – which they keep under lock and key – but now you can also access it on the web, and for free. The effect is not the same as touching those ancient pages with your fingers, and the website is quite slow, but it’s pretty cool nonetheless.
You can find it at:
http://descegy.bibalex.org/
Below is the press release I got, God knows why.
UC Berkeley will be hosting a 2-day conference on “the Undead”, those spirits and ghouls that haunt our minds, at least during Halloween’s. The actual program of the conference doesn’t sound nearly as interesting as its concept – which is good, as otherwise I’d want to go and I can’t really afford the time (or the babysitting) – but the concept is just too rich not to share.
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October 19-20, 2006
Conference: The Undead
From age-old whisperings of spirits and ghosts to the contemporary explosion of cultural interest in zombies, the concept of the undead is one that refuses to die. This conference will bring together speakers representing various disciplines, from literature, film, and art to anthropology, politics, and science, who will explore texts, concepts, bodies, and cultures that are at the intersections of life and death.
The conference opens on October 19 with a film screening and discussion in 142 Dwinelle Hall. Graduate Theological Union professor Naomi Seidman will introduce The Dybbuk, a film about spirit possession, and give a related talk from her paper “Ghost of Queer Loves Past.” The conference continues with panel discussions October 20 in 370 Dwinelle Hall. Speakers will include: Roy Chan (Comparative Literature), Josh Weiner (English), Alexei Yurchak (Anthropology), Jonathan Cohn (Film Critical Studies, UCLA), Suzanne Daniels (Comparative Literature, NYU), Cathy Hannabach (Cultural Studies, UC Davis), Melanie Micir (University of Pennsylvania), and Sonali Thakkar (English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University). Writer Kelly Link will close the event with a literary reading.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Townsend Center for the Humanities, the departments of Comparative Literature, Spanish and Portuguese, French, Rhetoric, English, Ethnic Studies, Italian Studies, and Jewish Studies, and the Center for Latin American Studies.
For event information email undead.conference@gmail.com or visit http://undeadconference.com.
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