From: HUMANIST Discussion 10-SEP-1988 04:25:24.71 To: ARCHIVE CC: Subj: 12th biographical supplement (672) Received: from UKACRL by UK.AC.RL.IB (Mailer X1.25) with BSMTP id 9022; Sat, 10 Sep 88 04:19:00 BS Received: by UKACRL (Mailer X1.25) id 8896; Sat, 10 Sep 88 04:18:37 BST Date: Fri, 9 Sep 88 22:35:30 EDT Reply-To: Willard McCarty Sender: HUMANIST Discussion From: Willard McCarty Subject: 12th biographical supplement (672) To: Oxford Text Archive Humanist Mailing List, Vol. 2, No. 89. Friday, 9 Sep 1988. Autobiographies of HUMANISTs Twelfth Supplement Following are 23 additional entries to the collection of autobiographical statements by members of the HUMANIST discussion group. HUMANISTs on IBM VM/CMS systems will want a copy of Jim Coombs' exec for searching and retrieving biographical entries. It is kept on HUMANIST's file-server; for more information, see the Guide to HUMANIST. Further additions, corrections, and updates are welcome. Willard McCarty Centre for Computing in the Humanities, Univ. of Toronto mccarty@vm.epas.utoronto.ca OR mccarty@utorepas 9 September 1988 ================================================================= *Aasgaard, Joshua "PeaceMan" 625 North Scott, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119; (504) 484-7934; (504) 488-6908 (data 1200 bd) Greetings fellow humans! I am a Political Science / Philosophy double major, minoring in Computer Science at the University of New Orleans. I began as a CS / Philosophy double major but was incompetent at Calculus II. However, my love of rhetoric and politics made my switch quite easy. My knowledge of computers (software and hardware, mainframe and micros) has made the amount I can contribute to my fellow students greater, and has partially helped me in landing a new job as Managing Editor of our school newspaper, the Driftwood, which starts in mid-August. Previously, I had been employed as a pollster for the UNO Poll and wrote a liberal/humanist column for the Driftwood. In the polling, tabulation of data was done primarily on our VAX mainframes using SAS. I didn't do any of that work, but it is one way our political science department uses computing in Humanities. On the paper we use Macintoshes and desktop publishing and a laser printer, to help us create and lay-out the paper. It is then sent to our local daily newspaper to be printed. As the semester develops I will, if you all are interested, keep you informed of any innovations or short-cuts there may be using the Mac and whatever software package(s) we use. My research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Communication, Social and Political Philosophy. My general interests include developing benevolent alternatives to absolutist theologies that subvert confidence in the power of human reason and compassion, good will toward those with different beliefs or cultures, and the ability to build a more peaceful and prosperous world (spiritually and materially). Basically, my interests are like those of the practical idealists in whose footsteps I follow, to bring about a more just, happier society, by living by that rule so many people who call themselves Christians forget: by loving my fellow human sisters and brothers as I love myself, by caring, giving, and volunteering. In short, my interests are to promote Christian love with a humanist face. Finally, when I first subscribed I thought I was joining a humanism conference rather than one on the humanities. I am pleasantly surprised; I look forward to seeing what, specifically, takes place between us. ================================================================= *Barnett, Gerald <8122313@UWAVM> Humanities and Arts Computing Center DW-10 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Birth 23 October 1958 at Walla Walla, Washington Education: B.A. English Walla Walla College 1981; B.S. Mathematics Walla Walla College 1981; M.A. English University of Washington 1984; Ph.D. English University of Washington 1988 Professional Experience: 1988-89 Acting Instructor in the Department of English at the University of Washington. 1984-88 Project Consultant at the Humanities and Arts Computing Center at the University of Washington. I specialized in custom character font development for IBM PCs and dot matrix printers (medieval English, Cyrillic), OCR text scanning, the electronic representation of manuscript texts, and language-learning software. ================================================================= *Batke, Peter Humanities Discipline Specialist, Homewood Computing Facilities, The Johns Hopkins University, Charles and 34th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218; phone: (301) 338 8096 BITNET: Academic Background: BA 1968 German - Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; MA 1971 German UNC-CH Thesis: The Parodies of Nestroy; PhD 1979 German Diss: Heimito von Doderer (Modern Austrian Novel); Research Interest: Modern novel, electronic indexing of literature, computer aided instruction, AI, Neural Networks, WordCruncher, OCP. Humanities Computing Background: 1971 Text Processing on IBM Mag Card; 1975-78 PL/1, SPSS at the UNC-CH Computer Center; 1978-79 Text processing with Waterloo Script of dissertation; 1980 Text Processing and office applications on CPT; 1983-1988 Senior Research Associate at Humanities Computing Facility; Duke University; 1988- Humanities Discipline Specialist, The Johns Hopkins University. My present duties include supporting Hopkins humanities faculty and departments in computer applications. I have read papers at IBM/ACIS conferences, at ICCH and at CALICO primarily about CAI, Text Analysis, Non-roman characters, and general issues concerning computers and humanities. ================================================================= *Benoit, William L. Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 (314) 882-0545 My research and teaching interests concern symbolic (and, in particular, verbal) social influence. Thus, I am interested in rhetorical theory and criticism. I have written about rhetorical theory, including articles on Aristotle, Isocrates, and Kenneth Burke. I have also written some rhetorical criticism, including studies of President Nixon on Watergate, Kennedy on the Chappaquiddick tragedy, and Tylenol on the poisonings. I also have done some experimental work on persuasion (attitude change) and resistance to persuasion, and on argumentation. I use computers primarily for word processing, but I have done some statistical analysis on our mainframe. I have written some menu programs (with the assistance of, e.g., PC Magazine) but I don't do any programming. I have found BITNET to be useful and fun (and informative). I like to know enough about computers to tweak their performance a bit, and to make sure they work easily. So, while I enjoy working with computers quite a bit, that's not my job (they are tools that help me do my job better, faster, easier). I have an IBM-PC at home and an AT-compatible at my office. Both have modems. (I covet the NEC multispeed: a fast laptop with the function keys in the right place!) The software I use most is Wordstar (TM) for word processing and Procomm (TM--developed right here in Columbia, MO!). I occasionally use Grammatik II (TM). My favorite games are INFOCOM games, including the Zork trilogy and several of their murder mystery games (Suspect, Witness). I look forward to seeing what the discussions on the HUMANIST list concern. ================================================================= *Crosby, Connie or MA student, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1 or 631 Glen Moor Cres., Burlington, Ontario, L7N 2Z8, (416) 632-6337. I am a graduate student with the English Department here at U. of Guelph currently working on my thesis. My thesis comes under the wonderfully general title of "computer applications to the humanities"--I am attempting to write a guide for undergraduate humanities students on computer use. I am also a frequent user of computer conferencing here on campus. I enjoy both CoSy and TCoSy use, and like to support the use of these whenever possible. I first came to computer use on campus through using TCoSy, and have since been able to help other students, both formally and informally, learn to use the system. I moderate several conferences on TCoSy, and am frequently creating new ones. Other than computers, I have a strong interest in literature and in communication in general. I am hoping to learn much from the people on HUMANIST, and contribute whenever I am able. ================================================================= *Ellis, Richard William Principal Analyst; Network Services, Bloomington Academic Computing Services, Indiana University, 750 N. State Rd. 46, Bloomington, IN 47405; (812) 335-4240 My educational background lies in psychobiology--animal learning theory and ethology. However, my recent professional experience and interest has been in planning for academic information systems, library automation, central and distributed computing, and telecommunications. Illustrations follow. I have developed and coordinated execution of plans for academic information systems for several years, including integrated faculty and student online information environments and videotex development projects. I am currently a member of the university's NOTIS library automation project leaders team and a member of Indiana University's Online Database Forum. I recently served as a panelist for the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority briefing on new information systems and have been asked to convene a joint libraries and computer centers planning retreat. Last year I participated in academic computing task forces addressing instructional computing and central systems architecture. I also prepared a network plan for academic computing. I currently chair a committee that is developing a five-year plan for academic computing, and I am also working on a plan for network-workstation integration. I took the lead in establishing a Bitnet connection for Indiana University/Bloomington in 1985, and in provision of DECnet routers, gateways, and dialout service. In 1987, I served on the Telecommunications System Technical Evaluation Team that evaluated and recommended a new campus telecommunications system. ================================================================= *Eveland, John F. Graduate Student, English -- Teaching Assistant, English Home: 47-A Schilletter Village, Ames, Iowa 50010 (515) 296-8595 Office: 206 Ross Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 I am 47 years old and working on a Masters in English, specifically in the areas of Business and Technical Writing, and Composition and Rhetoric. At the present time I teach three classes of Freshman Composition a year. As to a 'professional' career in Humanities, I am afraid I'm lacking in that category. I received a B.A., in English, in May 1988, and I have been busy ever since with my graduate studies. Before going back to school for my English degree, my wife and I were in the ministry. We traveled extensively in the United States for about six years and enjoyed both the people and the sights. We did not 'preach', but we provided churches and congregations with information about literature, both clerical and secular, that they could use in their ministries. My wife and I felt that we could be of more help to people if we got a better education, and so in 1985 we enrolled in college. My current interests include, computer aided education, especially as it relates to teaching composition and other forms of writing. I am also interested in the affects that computers have on people, i.e., how it influences their job choice, their interests in the arts, and their acceptance of it in their lives. I feel that computers may be the best tool available at this time to help educate the people of the world, and although education may not solve the worlds problems, it certainly is not going to make them worse. Computers are the simplest way to educate people without interference from prejudice or bigotry, after all, a monitor does not know if the operator is white, black, male, female, Christian, Moslem or Jew. Enough soap box for now. I hope to continue my education through the Doctorate level and then teach writing. I am not sure if I want to teach in a university or in a high school. ================================================================= *Fowler, Don I am the Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Greek and Latin Literature. My main research interests are in Latin poetry, especially Lucretius, Vergil, and Ovid, and Hellenistic Philosophy, especially Epicurus. I first used computers as a graduate working on a commentary on Lucretius Book Two, using the old Oxford ICL 1906A to do simple concording, metrical stuff etc. After a while out of the field, I have recently got involved again with the Oxford Text Searching Project, which aims to make a friendly front-end to OCP available for undergraduate users on the Oxford network. I also use Ibycus quite often and get IBYNEWS. I'd be particularly interested to hear about lexical research, especially on hapax legomena (!). ================================================================= *Fox, John J. Since 1964, professor of history, Salem State College, Salem, MA 01970; phone# (508) 741-6000 x 2369. Interests: Amer. Constitutional History, 1763 - 1824; oral history; community history. Actively involved in oral history. Founder, former president, current executive secretary of New England Association of Oral History; served on executive board of national Oral History Assoc. Interest in using computers in teaching; also how to help teachers make history more alive and meaningful to students. Have given many presentation on o.h. at state/national level, teach grad. course at SSC. Other interest is U.S. constitutional history. Research in period 1763 - 1824. Just published chapter on MA and creation of federal union in "the constitution and the states" (published by Madison House). Teach both under and grad in this area. Also teach honors world civ for freshman. This is a thematic course. Theme first semester is rise of religious thought and institutions, second semester, rise of political institution. I was a late bloomer, not going on to college until after service in Korean War. Stationed in Berlin, Germany, 1953 - 1954. Went to North Adams State (Mass.). Graduate work at Lehigh Univ. abd, but gained full professor in 1980. Also involved in community history. Work with museums in region. Teach a very successful summer institute on local history. Theme is use of local resources in teaching national history. Just received a $74,000 + grant from Federal Bicenntenial Commission to run 1989 Summer Institute on Massachusetts and the Constitution. ================================================================= *Fritz, Paul Associate Prof; Dept of Communication; Univ. of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, Ohio 43606 (419) 537-2006 Professional Activities: Director of Intro Course Research: Critical thinking skills and composition abilities. Chairman, Commission on Communication and Aging, Speech Communication Association. Research area: Conversational patterns of institutionalized elders; effects of Validation therapy on conversational patterns on institutionalized elders. Member of: International Communication Association; Speech Communication Association; Speech Communication Association of Ohio; Hastings Center; Coalition on Aging (Toledo); Southern Gerontological Society; Association for Gerontology in Higher Education; Ohio Research Council on Aging. ================================================================= *Grant, Kevin I am an undergraduate in Philosophy at the University of New Orleans. I have a fair amount of programming experience and am currently employed as a computer programmer, creating hardware drivers and graphics programs for use in psychological testing at UNO. ================================================================= *Harbin, Duane G. Systems & Planning Manager, Yale Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street New Haven, CT 06510; 203 432-5296 Primary responsibility for technical support of services and research at the Divinity School Library. Particular interest in the field of Worship & Liturgy in Christianity, particularly the Anglican Communion. Professional interest in Biblical Studies, Christian Theology, and Theological Education, especially bibliographic issues and the use of new technologies for scholarly research and education. Undergraduate work in Linguistics and Computer Studies (B.A. Northwestern University, 1977). Concentrations in Spanish, Portuguese and French, and in Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI). Mainframe Experience: IBM VM/CMS and MVS. Microcomputer Experience: PC/MS DOS environment. Pascal and C programming usually utilizing Turbo compilers). IBM Token Ring LAN under IBM LAN Support Software and the IBM LAN Program. Implementing IBYCUS microcomputer. M.Div. Yale Divinity School, 1981. MLS. Southern Connecticut State University, 1988 (pending). American Theological Library Association: Member since 1982. First convener of Microcomputer Users' Group. American Library Association: Member since 1986. ================================================================= *Hendrick, Philip Dr., Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, Magee College, University of Ulster Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Phone: 0504-265621, ext.5247 0265-44141, ext.4579 I have been a lecturer in French at the University of Ulster since 1972. I obtained my doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1974. Since the early '80s we have radically redesigned our foreign language courses, and I was chairman of the course planning committee for a course called International Business Communication which is run on the Magee campus of UU. I am now course director for IBC, a course that combines the study of 2 foreign languages, computing and secretarial skills. Designing and running this course has brought me to take an active interest in computing in the Humanities. Since February of this year I am academic co-ordinator for the Computers in Teaching Initiative in the Humanities faculty of UU. Thanks to a substantial grant from the Computer Board we have been able to establish a small micro lab in the Faculty, and further labs are being installed. We are moving from BBCs to Apple Macs. Part of the CTI project involves developing CALL software, and we have three main strands: a multiple choice programme designed originally for helping students learn the intricacies of Irish grammar; a text analysis programme, designed for making the best use of textual analysis in the context of foreign language learning. This second programme is closely linked to a third, as yet unfinished programme for glossary work. In addition to the above activities I am also campus director for the Humanities faculty on the Magee campus, coordinator of the ERASMUS exchange scheme between in suitable work placements in the North-West of Ireland. ================================================================= *Ingerman, Bret Microcomputer Consultant, Syracuse University, Academic Computing Services, 215 Machinery Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1260; Phone: (315) 443-1865 I have a B.S. in Psychology (Syracuse University, 1985) as well as an M.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience/ Experimental Psychology (Syracuse University, 1987). Most of my research concerned non- invasive ways of reducing stress in borderline and hypertensive strains of rats. I was always intrigued by computers, and did a great deal of computer programming and interfacing computers to laboratory equipment in the lab. However, I decided that my first love was teaching, and thus I sought a career that would allow me to devote most of my time to that endeavor. That is how I arrived at my current position: Microcomputer Consultant. I work in a division of academic computing known as FACES: Faculty Assistance and Computing Education Services. As the name implies, I help faculty to use computers in the office, lab, and home. We are now starting a big push to also help them to develop Computer Assisted Instruction so as to be able to use computers in their classroom. Aside from my consulting duties, I have a few areas of special interest: Developing CBT, the use of Scanners for OCR and graphics, the conversion of text and documents from one computer system to another (CP/M <--> MS-DOS <---> Macintosh), and desktop publishing. ================================================================= *Jennings, Michael William Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 230 East Pyne Building, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 452-4141 Michael W. Jennings specializes in the European, and especially German, literature of the twentieth century and in literary theory. His book, Dialectical Images: Walter Benjamin's Theory of Literary Criticism, was published by Cornell University Press in 1987. He has written on Robert Musil, Friedrich Hoelderlin, the drama of the Sturm und Drang, and the literature of the Weimar Republic. Currently engaged in a study of the relationship between politics and the novel in the Weimar period, he is conducting research on such novelists as Doeblin, Heinrich and Thomas Mann, Musil, Broch, Roth, Seghers, and Graf. He is the General Editor of Walter Benjamin's Collected Writings, forthcoming from Harvard University Press, and, with Dorothea Dietrich, of a collection of essays on culture and politics in the Weimar era. Jennings has focused his work with computers on their applicability to the teaching of language. He has overseen a project which integrated use of a CAI program (CALIS) into the first four semesters of the German language sequence at Princeton. At present he is part of a team working with IBM's InfoWindow system which seeks to develop interactive videodisc applications for intermediate German and French. In the coming year he will begin work on a Macintosh-based project which will explore new ways to use the computer in the teaching of writing. ================================================================= *Malakoff, Marguerite I am a doctoral student in psychology at Yale University. I am currently working on my dissertation in the area of bilingualism (under Dr. Kenji Hakuta). Specifically, I am studying the nature of Natural Translation in bilingual children. I will be conducting the study in an international school in Geneva, Switzerland. I would appreciate it if you would send me the necessary information to join the HUMANIST network. ================================================================= *Novak, Rich Novak <2631002@RUTVM1> Graduate School of Education ETPA Department Rutgers University 10 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ 08903; 201-932-7855; 201-249- 4448 In addition to my work in adult religious education, I am a doctoral student in adult education at Rutgers University. I am also a Teaching Assistant there and serve on the editorial board of New Horizons in Adult Education, an electronic journal originating from Syracuse University and the Kellogg Foundation Project. My interests in terms of computing include how to bridge the gap between the techies and those pure academicians, culling the best of what the technology has to offer as a tool. ================================================================= *Rickard, Wendy Publications Coordinator EDUCOM P.O. Box 364 777 Alexander Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609 520-3367 A graduate of SUNY Binghamton in upstate New York with degrees in English Literature and Economics, I currently serve as Publications Coordinator for EDUCOM, a consortium of over 550 colleges and universities dedicated to the advancement of technology in higher education. In addition to that position, I also serve as Assistant Editor of the EDUCOM Bulletin, a quarterly magazine, as well as Editor of CCNEWS, an electronic forum for campus computing newsletter editors on BITNET consisting of a weekly newsletter and an articles database. Previously I have held positions in marketing, advertising and promotion, often with technology companies, and have produced numerous publications, brochures and flyers via desktop publishing. Throughout my career I have also handled several freelance writing assignments in a variety of fields. Having graduated college fairly computer illiterate, I am delighted to be among a growing number of "humanists" who have also developed a passion for the potentials of technology in their respective fields. My specific interests within computing include electronic publishing, the development of policy (particularly with regard to copyrights), desktop publishing, and instructional software. ================================================================= *Roch, Michael Teaching Officer, Oxford University Computing Teaching Centre, 59 George St., Oxford, OX1 2BH. I am joining Humanist on behalf of my department. The Computing Teaching Centre offers courses on a wide range of computing topics to individuals and departments of the University. The centre is independent of the main computer centre and is located in the city centre, away from the science area of the campus but within easy reach of most colleges. The aim has been to make the CTC more accessible to humanities students. The main teaching equipment comprises 58 Research Machines AX micros (IBM AT compatibles), connected by a ZNET network to two RM VX (80386) file and print servers. A variety of MS-DOS applications and languages are offered. In addition we have five Torch Triple X micros running Unix and arranged as a "thin wire Ethernet". The CTC has its own TV studio where videos are produced to support teaching or on behalf of colleges, departments or external organisation. The CTC also hosts an "Open Learning Centre" equipped with 20 IBM ATs connected by PC-NET, where individuals may work through tutorial packages, experiment with software, etc.. ================================================================= *Ryle, Martin Professor of History, University of Richmond; Office: University of Richmond, Virginia 23173 USA Home: 216 College Road Richmond, Virginia 23229 USA; telephone: Office: (804)289-8340 Home: (804) 282-4761 Educational background: BA Furman University, 1960 PhD Emory University, 1967 Employment: University of Richmond, 1964-present Courses currently being taught: History of the Soviet Union, History of Soviet Foreign Policy, History of Socialism and Communism, Western Civilization from the Greeks to the Present, Colloquium on Nuclear Weapons, Honors Seminar on Historiography Research interests: Historically-based game simulations, Comintern front organizations, particularly International Red Aid, The Russian Revolution Publications: "International Red Aid and Comintern Strategy, 1922- 1926," International Review of Social History, Vol.XV (1970). "Gorbachev and the Twenty-Seventh Party Congress," in A. Gunlicks and J. Treadway, eds., Gorbachev: The First Three Hundred Days (New Jersey: Praeger, 1987). "The Russian Revolution," an educational game simulation. Work in progress: An educational game simulation based on Stalin's rise to power. Other activities: Lectures on Soviet policies and life to community groups. Creative cuisine Gaming, particularly Scrabble, bridge, and chess. Tailgate trombone in dixieland band, The Academy of St. Boatwright on the Lake (ASBOL). Comments: HUMANIST seems to be the sort of network for which I have been searching. I am most interested in the exchange of ideas, particularly having to do with the impact of twentieth century science and technology on public values and beliefs. I am looking forward eagerly to becoming a part of the discussion. ================================================================= *Stottlemyer, G. L. I am a librarian with a strong interest in computer applications for the humanities. I have a background in anthropology with an emphasis in comparative religion, philosophy, and law. ================================================================= *Ward, James H. Coordinator, Users Services Group, Office of Information Systems, University of Puerto Rico, Box 4984-Gl, San Juan, PR 00936; (809)758-7740 extension 5442 I received a doctorate in contemporary Spanish American literature from Tulane University in 1967 but, after moving to the Humanities Department on the Mayaguez campus of the University of Puerto Rico in 1972, my teaching duties have centered on a basic humanities course (all Western Civilization in two semesters) and a two semester course on Latin American cultures and civilizations. My serious interest in and dedication to computers began in 1979 when I convinced my wife she needed a computer at home to facilitate writing her Ph.D. dissertation. Consequently, my dexterous sixteen year old son and I put together a Heath H89. Since the Mayaguez campus is traditionally associated with science and engineering, I had the opportunity to expand horizons beyond a personal computer. This month (August 1988) I have transferred from the Mayaguez Campus to the Office of Systems Information of the Central Administration. The President of the University and the Director of the Office were particularly anxious to employ a non- specialist (and preferably a humanist) generally knowledgeable about computer applications to organize and coordinate a Users Service Group. Consequently my immediate interest (and the area in which any advice or information will be most welcome) is User Services with emphasis on non-traditional academic users (mostly humanists). I am also deeply involved in a second project. Before my transfer to the Central Administration, I was designated Conference Manager of the First Inter-American Congress on the Philosophy of Technology, to be held on the Mayaguez campus from October 5 to 8, 1988. Calls for papers and other information have been placed in pertinent journals of philosophy; however, if anyone wishes more information, I will be happy to furnish it by MAIL. Other areas of involvement have been editing (mostly technical reports), translating (Spanish-English), and the creation of a bilingual audio-visual program, "Getting to Know Puerto Rico/Conociendo a Puerto Rico." ================================================================= *Yanos, George Computer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, mc 135, 60680-6998; 312-996-2459 What do I do to support computing in the humanities? Not enough. Like many computer centers, we've paid more attention to hard sciences over the years. Like some, we are interested in doing what we can but aren't at all clear just what that is or should be. Academic background: Not illustrious. Research interests, both in computing and otherwise: Other peoples', and how to make it easier for them to do it. The nature of my job and its place in my university: I'm the associate director of the computer center and responsible for most of its day to day operation as well as participating in the planning for its future. *****END*****