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And: what qualifies me for archive and special-collections work also qualifies me—I believe—for work in the acquisitions or editorial corners of publishing. Probably design, and design-adjacent, publishing. From the titles on my bookshelves and many personal contacts I have a good sense of the landscape of large and small/indie publishers in the US and many Western European countries—and I’d love to know more.

By the way: I would *happily* consider positions outside the US. I can read German and could probably be conversationally fluent again with a few months’ immersive practice, and my research has helped me develop reading skills in Dutch. 5/5

My field was political theory, specifically political epistemology & ethics. But I have an extensive background in social-science research, in statistical/quantitative and qualitative modes. And thanks to my current research I’ve spent the last four years immersing myself in archives and consulting with curators and archivists, so I’ve already begun to learn how they work. I love libraries—in fact, I’ve joked, so much so that I’m building one of my own at home. And I confess: I’m curious about everything, and I love to connect people with work and materials that helps them answer questions and solve problems. It might be very good for me to pursue my research and writing interests on my own schedule, without the timeline pressure of the US academic tenure track. 4/5

But I’m also drawn to the idea of a lateral shift: into archives and research-library/special collections work. At ATypI in May, I was fortunate to connect with two of Stanford’s special collections curators, both of whom told me my background qualifies me to look for positions in those fields. I began my academic life as a piano performance major. I shifted to political science (with German, and philosophy, and history along the way) and stayed in the discipline long enough to earn a PhD. 3/5

Once I’ve submitted my manuscript and figures this month for my forthcoming book on constructed scripts I can start to gear up for the academic tenure-line faculty job market in graphic design again. I have fourteen years of experience teaching typography, graphic design, and design theory and ethics to US undergrads. I have lots to share with engaged and actively curious students interested in digging behind the immediate appearance and function of type and design to think about their process and context, and about what they can tell us about the human condition. I’d probably be the best fit with programs that emphasize the research aspects of design, or readily recognize them in the work of their faculty. 2/4

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But because I think I know how humans are, specifically how this human that I am is, I want to display them this way: looking ahead, then looking back.

Second: Those who know Norse mythology may recall that Odin is served by among many others two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, who regularly bring him information. Their names in Old Norse and subsequent Scandanavian tongues represent and evoke constellations of meaning: Huginn, mind and perception and curiosity and desire; Muninn, affect and will and care and experience and memory. What draws me to their story is that one way of depicting the pair is this: that one of them, Munnin, looks backwards, to remind Odin of what has been; the other, Huginn, looks forward, to tell Odin of what is to come.

As a human who struggles to negotiate the past and the future, again this story resonates with me.