Some good news
It's official now: I've been approved for a sabbatical for the fall by my college's sabbatical committee. While I'm off, I'll do some writing and research, finish up and prepare a book manuscript--or at least come close to getting all that done. I'll be in Wichita most of the time, but there will also be a couple of quick trips to research libraries in there, too, including a week or so in Mexico and a trip to Denver to have a look at the Denver Art Museum's Latin American collection--especially their casta paintings. I'll also be preparing and giving a couple of lectures at the college about all this.
Starting this summer, good old Blog Meridian will see some occasional posting, but most of it will probably be in some way connected to boring old academic stuff. Over at my other blog, Domestic Issue, though, I'll be posting lots and lots of boring old academic stuff. You've been warned.
I think it's fair to say that I'm really, really happy about this.
