This week has been rough. Like many of you, I am working through conflicting emotions that are accentuated given the bizarre state of affairs we are living in. I'm trying to focus on gratitude and to use that gratitude to spark patience and generosity. So here is a list of things I am grateful for.* … Continue reading Gratitude →

I'm writing this in between my children needing to use our home computer for their virtual school programs. Shout out to the amazing faculty that are working overtime to make sure our kids maintain a little bit of normalcy in their academic lives! I think all parents have a new appreciation for your thoughtfulness, skills, … Continue reading COVID-19 Quick Reflections →

After several weeks of travel and my husband traveling, we are all home. And now we are REALLY all home for the next several weeks as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. My kids and I are working together to outline a daily schedule for learning, productivity, relaxing, and connecting. Their teachers are working overtime … Continue reading h…OM…e →

As the absence of posts on this site indicates, I’ve been struggling to find my writing groove for the past six months or so. My academic writing progresses at a glacial pace (flow not melt). I completed a book chapter that will be published later this year, I have been editing a paper for conference … Continue reading Mantras →

Here are some updates on topics I’ve written about on the blog before that might be of interest: On contextualizing confederate monuments: This summer it was announced that new markers will be placed at four Atlanta confederate monuments to provide a broader historical context for the people and events being commemorated. Since removing monuments is … Continue reading Updates →

Oh, hi! Remember me? I used to write this blog. Well, during the summer my real job kicked in and I was in full time mothering mode. The kids and I had a great time -- hiking, swimming, kayaking, reading, sleeping, watching and playing baseball, enjoying friends, eating, playing with Lego, and traveling to see … Continue reading Goodbye summer, hello blog →

In my last post I discussed the importance of telling a fuller story when it comes to displaying and engaging with confederate monuments. At the very least, accompanying information should answer basic questions about the monument’s own history. When was the monument built, by whom, and with what kinds of messages in mind? While contextualizing … Continue reading Monuments at Georgia’s State Capital →

Last weekend I attended a fundraising event for the Atlanta History Center during which I got to sip bourbon and take in the new Cyclorama exhibit. I must say, this Midwestern transplant has rarely felt so Southern. For those who haven’t heard of it, the Cyclorama is a massive, circular painting that depicts the 1864 … Continue reading Cyclorama! →

A couple of days late, but worth the wait... my last post for Women's History month: Indian physicist, feminist, philosopher Vandana Shiva! I was first introduced to Shiva’s work as an undergrad studying agrarian philosophies. I was taking a seminar with my advisor, Jon Jensen, and we were studying a lot of American agrarian thinkers, … Continue reading Women in Philosophy: Vandana Shiva →