Weeknotes: 4/14/24-4/20/24

This Week:

• In MUST204, we continued with our final group project, which is cataloging the collection from Hartwick Seminary. We’re working out the kinks as we go, but we’re on track to get a big chunk of it done before the semester ends.
• I finished reading Daniel Mills novel “Revenants”, which I’ve been describing as a kind of Puritan Gothic. It’s a lushly written, occasionally hallucinatory novel about a fictional 17th century Puritan New England village called “Cold Marsh”. Underneath its dream-like mystery of several missing young girls is a contemplation of patriarchy, colonial violence, and the degree to which the past remains viscerally alive in the present.
• I had a sick kiddo this week, so spent a lot of time at home. In the meantime, I did some work on campus beautification, NAGPRA grants, and some exhibit planning.
• I played some music with some local friends, finally taking my new guitar out for a public spin. It was fun!