Archive for October, 2011

Brief THATCamp Recap

Today’s THATCamp was a huge success. I got a chance to meet many awesome people and interact in an informal setting. I really like the format of this sort of event and even though it was my first conference I felt very comfortable. I’m definitely sold on the value of unconferences.

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In Toronto for THATCamp

So I’m in Toronto for THATCamp GTA, which will be held tomorrow at Ryerson University’s campus. Today I got a first taste academic collaboration at one of the workshops titled “How to Build a Born-Digital Project from the Ground Up”. As an undergrad, a lot of what was being discussed does not apply to me [...]

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On the Mycenaean Palatial Redistribution System

Last week I wrote a short essay on the Mycenaean redistribution system, mainly focused on the palace at Pylos. I realized that I did not know enough about the palatial administration in order to start focusing on the meat of my project, so this is mainly to provide background. Keep in mind that this is [...]

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