Library Babel Fish

The publishing/prestige connection plays out in our choices as writers.

By Barbara Fister

On Listservs, Twitter, and changing notions of community online.

By Barbara Fister

I had mixed feelings when I heard that Jeff Bezos was buying the Washington Post: shock, concern, and . . . hope.

By Barbara Fister

The debate over the market value of dissertations says a lot about our assumptions, aspirations, anger, and anxiety.

By Barbara Fister

Is scholarship serial? Better call in the serial killers.

By Barbara Fister

Why I plan to ban "find sources" from my teaching vocabulary.

By Barbara Fister

Has my country changed so thoroughly that we’re beyond the point of no return?

By Barbara Fister

As I write this, it’s Independence Day and my small town is part of a surveillance state.

By Barbara Fister