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Brandon Walsh

@walshbr.bsky.social

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Head of Student Programs, @scholarslab. DH, pedagogy, sound studies, text analysis. Editorial board @JITpedagogy. More info at walshbr.com

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 13d

Always on the lookout for future #ByteSizedPedagogy contributions! If you have an idea, syllabus, lesson, theory, fail, etc etc you’d like to share with a supportive group fill out the form below. I always find the sessions very enriching.

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 13d

if you enjoyed these posts and have something you might want to share at a future session please do reach out by filling out the form here - forms.gle/uh66msjsaKqu... . We are almost through the initial group of folks who signed up, so it’s a good time to register interest!

#ByteSizedPedagogy

It’s important to maintain a balanced teaching diet! This free and open-to-the-public zoom series on digital pedagogy features paired lightning talks introducing teaching topics, interesting approache...

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Sonali Majumdar @sonali-m-19.bsky.social · 6h

Got the first hardcover of my book Thriving As An International Scientist (@ucpress.bsky.social, out Oct 28)! 🎉

What began as an awkward office pic request turned into a photoshoot by colleagues on Princeton's iconic Clio Hall with Morrison Hall (named after Toni Morrison) in the background.

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pam lach @plach.bsky.social · 13h

Proud to serve as the publishing editor for this fantastic piece. The authors position refusal as an ethical/methodological stance for working with "materials that depend on the objectification of, and through that objectification the commodification of, human subjects." It's a must read!

In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 13h

The Digital Opaque: Refusing the Biomedical Object by Sean Purcell, Kalani Craig and Michelle Dalmau

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/digital...

The Digital Opaque: Refusing the Biomedical Object – In the Library with the Lead Pipe

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 13h

Save the date for the next #ByteSizedPedagogy on Thursday October 23, 2025 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM ET. Will be featuring @kairosdoug.bsky.social and @cynthiaheider.com.

cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/15495666

#ByteSizedPedagogy: Douglas Eyman and Cynthia Heider

It’s important to maintain a balanced teaching diet! This free and open-to-the-public zoom series organized by Seanna Viechweg and Brandon Walsh is sponsored by the Scholars' Lab...

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Dr. Jennifer Isasi @jenniferisasi.bsky.social · 1d

Share Your Story: An Unexpected Academic Path
📅 Wed, Oct 15

Dr. Hamilton will share how interdisciplinary training opens doors you might never expect and offer practical strategies for building a career that bridges technology, humanities, and public engagement.

Reg: tinyurl.com/DLAShareYourStory

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Share Your Story: An Unexpected Academic Path. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

in us for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Summer Hamilton, whose journey from Computer Science degree to English PhD exemplifies the possibilities of interdisciplinary training. After serving as a ...

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Dr. Jennifer Isasi @jenniferisasi.bsky.social · 1d

How Did They Do It? Building Digital Collections with Scholarly Impact
📅 Wed, Oct 22

@gimenadelr.bsky.social and Gabi will showcase the edition of "Viaje al Río de la Plata" built using minimal computing principles to prioritize longevity and global reach.

Reg: tinyurl.com/DLAHowDidTheyDoIt

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How Did They Do It? Building Digital Collections with Scholarly Impact. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join our invited speakers Dr. Gimena del Rio Rained and doctoral student Gabriel A. Calarco as they demonstrate how minimal computing principles can transform digital humanities projects. Discover how...

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 1d

Still space in this free, public and virtual event with Anouk Lang on #DHMakes, poetry, and space. Happening now!

cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/15242444

Tuesday Forum: Anouk Lang on Poetry in the Makerspace

Please join us for the next in our digital humanities series, the Tuesday Forums, brought to you by the Scholars' Lab, of the Library's DH Center. These presentations invite...

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 1d

This, from @sivav.bsky.social, is the mic drop reply to the “Compact” you have been waiting for. It won’t, but it should really just end the discussion and deliberations straight up. newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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Scholars' Lab @scholarslab.bsky.social · 1d

Join us on Zoom today for a free public talk: @aelang.bsky.social on using makerspace approaches to visualize & inspire thinking about poems. Register for link: cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/15242444

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 2d

Had a really beautiful weekend in Maine this weekend for the wedding of a close friend. But lord all the travel in each travel really took it out of me.

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 2d

Posted another bit of the book. This time talking about how cultures of intellectualism deny the ways in which academic labor affects the teaching body.

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Teaching from the Body · Brandon Walsh

Head of Student Programs at the Scholars' Lab in the UVA Library

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 2d

This is tomorrow! Tuesday, October 7th online. Free and open to the public. Come check out Anouk Lang talking about poetry, #DHMakes, process, and more.

Scholars' Lab @scholarslab.bsky.social · 5d

Anouk Lang's talk on literary+critical making scholarship will also explore how making-as-research opens questions about bodies, labor, & accessibility; intellectual process vs product. Virtual event, open to all! cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/15242444

Tuesday Forum: Anouk Lang on Poetry in the Makerspace

Please join us for the next in our digital humanities series, the Tuesday Forums, brought to you by the Scholars' Lab, of the Library's DH Center. These presentations invite...

cal.lib.virginia.edu

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 6d

look it's me 🤗

Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 6d

Introducing Sidra Co-Founder Hannah Alpert-Abrams! Hannah has over 15 years of experience in arts, culture, and the humanities as a practitioner and funder. Hannah can help establish new grant programs, manage funding processes, and understand the impact of your work.

sidracollaborative.com/team/

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI I posted a historical view of the Praxis Program's funding structure that was described elsewhere as "extremely wonky but in a very good way."

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 9d

Posted to the blog some institutional memory about the changes that have been made to the Praxis Fellowship's funding structure over the years as it was experienced by students. walshbr.com/blog/histori...

Historical Look at Praxis Funding Structures · walshbr.com

Head of Student Programs at the Scholars' Lab in the UVA Library

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 7d

Now we’re talking

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Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 7d

tomorrow at @scholarslab.bsky.social we will be talking about setting reasonable expectations for teaching people to read (not write) code - a meta discussion for my in-person workshop here on reading python for beginners next week

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 7d

Oh geez that is so upsetting!

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 7d

*Student does a thing*

Me: oh wow I didn't know you could do that.

Student: ……………you were the one that taught me that.

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 7d

Not me ranting about the Montessori method to all my coworkers and students

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 7d

God sending solidarity and care. Let us know how we can help support you?

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 7d

Four of the six lights in my bathroom are out and I hadn’t noticed. As far as metaphors go that’s a bit on the nose.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 7d

This will be an essential resource, and my hope is that it makes it easier for academics who are called to public scholarship as a way to fight the encroaching darkness.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 8d

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.

"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"

The Public Scholar

A Practical Handbook

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 9d

I’m on @wtjuradio.bsky.social for the jazz marathon with @zorakc2c.bsky.social and @homedepotofficial.bsky.social spinning tunes about family. You can check it out and donate at wtju.net

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 9d

Please join us for this virtual talk by Anouk Lang on 10/7!

Scholars' Lab @scholarslab.bsky.social · 10d

Looking to the following week, 10/7 we've a public, virtual talk by Anouk Lang combining literary study & critical making: "plotspaces", 3D-fabricated sculptural objects representing the spatial+scalar shifts in a poem. Open to all (register for zoom info):

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 9d

It's a bit in the weeds but hopefully useful to other admin types navigating how to do the best for students that they can in the current climate.

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 9d

Historical Look at Praxis Funding Structures · walshbr.com

Head of Student Programs at the Scholars' Lab in the UVA Library

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