Comments on: Certification challenges, part II: Dancing with the devil http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:11:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-1690 Siel Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:02:48 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-1690 I've thought about applying to some conferences in the UK. The thing is, I have to pick a good time. No more winter time conferences for me in sad, cold places when I can be happily sipping wine in warm Southern Cali -- I’ve thought about applying to some conferences in the UK. The thing is, I have to pick a good time. No more winter time conferences for me in sad, cold places when I can be happily sipping wine in warm Southern Cali –

]]> By: mateotemprano http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-1675 mateotemprano Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:08:55 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-1675 Is that Dan Jaffee or Fred Astaire? I am so bummed I missed all of this! -Matt Is that Dan Jaffee or Fred Astaire? I am so bummed I missed all of this!

-Matt

]]> By: Brian http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-1656 Brian Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:06:09 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/20/certification-challenges-part-ii-dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-1656 If you're looking to flesh out your resume as far as your literary studies are concerned, you should keep an eye out for calls-for-papers for UK academic conferences. Yes, the presentations are usually quality, but in the evening the conferences always devolve into total piss-ups (Our university had more than a dozen bars on campus). Nothing like hanging out with a bunch of legless academics. Watch out for the crit theory and linguistics crowd, though. They're even more opaque than when they're sober. :) If you’re looking to flesh out your resume as far as your literary studies are concerned, you should keep an eye out for calls-for-papers for UK academic conferences. Yes, the presentations are usually quality, but in the evening the conferences always devolve into total piss-ups (Our university had more than a dozen bars on campus). Nothing like hanging out with a bunch of legless academics.

Watch out for the crit theory and linguistics crowd, though. They’re even more opaque than when they’re sober. :)

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