iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kathy Harris @triproftri.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

JOB POSTING: SJSU Dept of Humanities is hiring Asst Prof of #DH . H&A has grt grp of #digitalhumanists thinking broadly & creatively about our world + new DH Center + incredible student groups + funding for convos re ethical tech, speaker series, etc. Due: 12/1/26 jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...

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San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor in Dept Humanities - Digital Humanities

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Apparently chocolate bars, not noted in the Dictionary 1755, were exotic (French) as late as 1836: "In France, small cakes of chocolate, sweetened with sugar, and of various fanciful forms, are prepared for eating." archive.org/details/sim_...

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The Horticultural Register, and Gardener's Magazine 1836-02-01: Vol 2

The Horticultural Register, and Gardener's Magazine 1836-02-01: Volume 2, Issue None.Digitized from IA1513901-04.Previous issue: sim_horticultural-register-and-gardeners-magazine_1836-01-01_2.Next iss...

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 28/09/2026

Mark your calendars! SHARP 2027 conference on “Opening (up) the Book” will be held at the University of Pretoria. Abstracts: 30 January 2027 Conference: 7–9 July 2027 #CFP: sharpweb.org/conferences/

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Conferences – SHARPweb

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We’re getting close to Keats season

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yes, a flattening. Just "good enough" for some purposes.

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Interesting to see recent news from China about machine translation vs. English-language instruction (www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/w...). That same question concludes "Global English" (doi.org/10.4324/9781...), the last chapter in _Macaulay and English in India_ (Routledge, 2026).

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In the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble

A math teacher’s viral post prompted a debate over the language, which some see as an optional skill — and a symbol of Western dominance.

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Lynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The deadline is soon!

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Have finished librivox.org/the-papers-b... (1903) -- like so much, but not too much, cotton candy, as befits.

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The Papers | LibriVox

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

NB: "The Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Library constitute the world’s largest gathering of material related to Sherlock Holmes and his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Or listen to it: librivox.org/search?q=mid...

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

79 works well read for LibriVox by Nicholas Clifford, starting (if alphabetically) with The Ambassadors, a high bar surpassed. librivox.org/reader/4018?...

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

James may have meant "The Birthplace" to be lightweight, but it is better than that, especially as read by Nicholas Clifford (librivox.org/the-birthpla...). "The Beast in the Jungle" meets "Mr. Sludge, the Medium."

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yes, worth distinguishing. E.g., it's common to use Google Search (now morphed into AI) for research. What's needed there is critical discretion, not prohibition.

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Actually, summer break can't fully end at UMN until the MN State Fair vacates its land adjacent to the St. Paul campus (a fortunate contingency). The Fair starts its 12-day run tomorrow, to close on Labor Day, September 7. Classes start on September 8.

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The phase "AI use" here blurs an important distinction between researching and writing.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Summer holiday, 1813 edition 🌊 That summer, artist William Daniell set off from Land’s End to travel the coast of Great Britain, sketching the landscapes along the way. The result? Voyage Round Great Britain, an eight-volume record of 308 beautifully detailed acquatints of Britain’s coastline

An engraved drawing from inside a cave looking out to sea. The cave is full of cylindrical rock formations (that almost look like tree trunks or logs) and waves are crashing against them. In the background you can see ships out at sea in the distance, with birds flying in the sky.

Engraving of a scenic view of a rugged coastline. Waves are crashing up against the side of the rocks and in the distance you can see land further out at sea. The coast is covered in puffins, both sat on the clifftops and flying.

Engraving illustration of a ruined castle, all that remains is a turret, precariously positioned on the edge of a cliff. Surrounding it is lots of greenery, a beach and the sea. It looks like a lovely summer evening and there are people down at the beach and a couple sat by the ruins with their dog admiring the view.

An engraving illustration of the a view out to the sea. In the foreground, you can see lots of greenery, grass where deer are grazing and large Monterey Cypress trees are growing leading down from the clifftop to the sea. In the background is the sea, you can see for miles and there are lots of little sailing boats in the water.

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I like this: “Illustrations in Dictionaries.” In The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary, edited by Edward Finegan and Michael Adams. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. 189–215. doi.org/10.1017/9781...

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

SYMPOSIUM | HOGARTH: HIS ART, LIFE, AND TIMES. A Tribute to Ronald Paulson walpole.library.yale.edu/news/symposi...

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"Will Dictionaries Exist in 2075? A Panel Discussion” (DSNA semicentenary reality check, 2025). dx.doi.org/10.1353/dic..... Panelists: L. Berglund, J. Farquharson, M. Hancher, O. Montoya, @wendalynnichols.bsky.social, and @korystamper.bsky.social. @dictionarysoc.bsky.social @lynneguist.bsky.social

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Dictionary Society of North America @dictionarysoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

- Viktorija Kostadinova's review of the 4th edn of @jessesword.com .com's book 'The F-Word' Read online via your library or university (muse.jhu.edu/issue/57355) or join the DSNA to receive your own print copies of our journal! [5/5]

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Dictionary Society of North America @dictionarysoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

- John J. Chew III, Stefan Dollinger, @emmatheferrett.bsky.social cial, Amir Ghorvei and Anastasia Riehl on the @canadiandictionary.bsky.social - Byron M. Jones Jr. and Joseph T. Farquharson on the Dictionary of Jamaican Slang [4/5]

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Dictionary Society of North America @dictionarysoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Including: - Editorial by @lynneguist.bsky.social - Lynda Mugglestone on Francis Stewart's contribution to Johnson's dictionary - David Micklethwait on an 1851 "fraud" version of Joseph Worcester's Universal and Critical Dictionary of the English Language [2/5]

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Dictionary Society of North America @dictionarysoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New issue of Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America available on @projectmuse.bsky.social! Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/57355 [1/5]

Samuel Johnson and Francis Stewart: Collection and Collaboration in the Dictionary of the English Language (1755) – Lynda Mugglestone
A Gross Literary Fraud, Revisited – David Micklethwait
Panel discussion: Will Dictionaries Exist in 2075? – Lisa Berglund, Michael Hancher, Wendalyn Nichols, Kory Stamper, Joseph T. Farquharson, and Orión Montoya
Reference Work in Progress: A Canadian English Dictionary for All: Reviving Present-Day Lexicography in an Inclusive Era – John J. Chew, III; Stefan Dollinger; Emma Ferrett; Amir Ghorvei; and Anastasia Riehl
Reference Work in Progress: Towards a Dictionary of Jamaican Slang – Byron M. Jones, Jr., and Joseph T. Farquharson
Book Review: The F-Word, 4th edn. by Jesse Sheidlower – Viktorija Kostadinov

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Shorter than the movie: Apollonio di Giovanni, Scenes from Homer's Odyssey / Story of Penelope, c. 1440; tempura on panel, The Frick Pittsburgh 1973.31. www.thefrickpittsburgh.org

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Teatime for Alice at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. www.phipps.conservatory.org/calendar/det... @theotherprofessor.bsky.social

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

For more about that see “Duplicate Books, Facsimiles, and Weeds: A Bibliography with Excerpts, for Scholars and Librarian” (works.hcommons.org/records/sh36...).

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Leslie Howsam @lesliehowsam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The annual bibliography is one of @sharpweb.org’s most important (and least recognized) contributions to #bookhistory. Broad and diverse in scope.

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Gilded Bowl (which it is, anyway -- diminishment being always already there)

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Maybe peonies? www.facebook.com/share/1BHZHH...

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Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Unfortunately print, as print, tends to be prescriptive.

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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 03/04/2026

In April 1991, Gopher system was created at the University of Minnesota as a text-based system that used the hierarchical menu structure for navigation. #InternetHistory

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Jane Eyre reimagined in Classics Illustrated #39 (1947), cover by Harley Griffiths. There's just something about these 1940s-50s pulp and comic-book remediations of 19th-c. texts...

Classics Illustrated Jane Eyre shows madwoman Bertha Mason Rochester, violently restrained as she attempts to disrupt a marriage ceremony.

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