Shawn Graham Publishes New Book
History Professor Shawn Grahan‘s new book Failing Gloriously and Other Essays has now been published by the Digital Press at the University of North Dakota. A short excerpt is included below with .
Please, you gotta help me. I’ve nuked the university.
Failing Gloriously and Other Essays documents Shawn Graham’s odyssey through the digital humanities and digital archaeology against the backdrop of the 21st-century university. At turns hilarious, depressing, and inspiring, Graham’s book presents a contemporary take on the academic memoir, but rather than celebrating the victories, he reflects on the failures and considers their impact on his intellectual and professional development. These aren’t heroic tales of overcoming odds or paeans to failure as evidence for a macho willingness to take risks. They’re honest lessons laced with a genuine humility that encourages us to think about making it safer for ourselves and others to fail.