Thanks to a blog entry by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum I was led to an article in Inside Higher Ed :: MLA about “Bloggers in the Flesh” by Scott Jaschik that speculates on academic blogging and whether it should count to tenure.
An interesting point Matt makes is that you have to write assuming that your wife, chair or students might read your blog. Holding ideas in plain view can both make one cautious and lead to embarassment. I have, on at least one occaision, had someone tell me they scanned my blog to figure out what I am like as a person. So … just to warn you all … the author of this site is just a character and doesn’t resemble any living being, least of all me.
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