We’re freshly into 2023 and the past year has been a big one for me on a personal level as my family welcomed our first child in June of this year. Amidst all of the activity I’ve been doing my best to maintain a steady media diet and devoured some interesting stuff in 2022. Below is a very much non exhaustive list of those things I’ve read, watched, and listened to over the past year that vaguely relate to my academic interests, or are things I can easily remember while typing this post up as the baby naps upstairs. Cheers! As always, I’m open to any and all suggestions in the comments. ☮
Books
- The Master Switch by Tim Wu
- LaserWriter II by Tamara Shopsin
- Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
Podcasts
- The Hackers with host Gabriella Coleman
- Our Friend the Computer with hosts Camila Galaz and Ana Meisel
- Revolutions with host Mike Duncan
- The Object of History from the Massachusetts Historical Society
Movies/Television
Music
Following up on the playlist I created last year on the invitation of some SLIS students, I felt inspired again as I return to the classroom following my parental leave this fall to make a new playlist to send me into the new calendar year as well as the new semester. These are some timeless favorite jams plus some more songs with echoes to current events, libraries, school, or the turning of the wheel of time. Enjoy!