Academic Integrity Disclaimer

I thought I would take a moment to restate something I said earlier today in a more coherent way. This blog is a work of journalism, not of scholarship. While we're all trying to report as accurately as possible the works of the scholars presenting at the conference, their main points, supporting arguments, and ensuing discussion, we're bound to make a few mistakes along the way.

The format for paper sessions requires that all scholars limit their presentations to ten minutes, so they often have a lot of ground to cover in not a lot of time, and it can be hard to keep up. Sometimes we make the conscious decision to not include some of their points so we can more fully elaborate on others, other times it can be hard to follow an argument, and still others it can be just hard to hear.

So while we all hope you're finding this blog to be witty and informative, before you start basing any of your own research, papers, or presentations on anything you see here, it might not be a bad idea to contact the scholar whose work you wish to reference. I'm sure they would generally be pleased as punch to send you a copy of their paper and answer any questions you might have.

There; now I feel all absolved for any mistakes you might make by taking anything you read here with anything more than a grain of salt. I'll see you all after Shakespeare on Ice.