A Tale of DiXiT
DiXiT Recalled. It was the best of times (although occasionally it got worse), it was the age of wisdom (although I sure felt foolish sometimes), it was the epoch of belief (even if at...
Author: Elli
DiXiT Convention 2 – “Academia, Cultural Heritage, Society”
Opening words “So, what is the use of your edition? And who actually uses it?” When you ask such questions to scholarly editors, chances are you see them flinch a little, before they set...
MMSDA 2014 – A Report of the Modern Strand
If there is one word that describes the program of MMSDA 2014, it is abundance. In the best sense possible. On the first day, Elena Pierazzo emphasizes the tight schedule: being late is not...
Elli Bleeker: Mapping invention in writing (ESR 3)
In the French animation movie Le Tableau (2011), three groups of characters co-exist within the painting of a castle: the Toupins (“tout peints”; completely finished), the Pafinis (“pas finis”; not entirely finished) and the...
