Room of Ben's Own

New Dawn for Complicity Theory

Benjamin — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:29 +0000

Jason has just started a new website named after Complicity Theory, which has been his LiveJournal moniker for some time now, and devoted mainly to his photographs. Visit it here.

From My Inbox

Benjamin — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:39:56 +0000

In the last few days I’ve received notices of two new websites that promise to provide unique resources for Canadian and international researchers: Canada Screens: News and Resources on Independent Canadian Cinema, run by Ezra Winton, a Ph.D. student at Carleton University, and Student Journal of Canadian Jewish Studies, published out of Concordia University, where I did my undergraduate degree.

Adaptation: New Journal

Benjamin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:22:31 +0000

Oxford has launched a new journal called Adaptation, which sounds like a lot of fun. The contents of its first issue can be found here, and a call for papers has appeared as well.

WordPress Drama

Benjamin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:01:55 +0000

Upon reading that version 2.5 of WordPress had finally been released, I went ahead and upgraded it, despite still being on my first cup of coffee. Predictably, calamity ensued because I did not read the instructions first and so subsequently did not make a backup of my old files—or, rather, I saw that my server had kept regular backups of my WordPress databases, but when I tried to retrieve these backups WordPress just reinstalled itself. So now I’m enjoying version 2.5 of WordPress but I have no website left. I have managed to salvage my few posts thus far, but it might take a while to get the rest back up. If nothing else, I am really glad that I started with the upgrade to this website, rather than the one to the L.M. Montgomery Research Group.

New Website for IRSCL

Benjamin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:52:05 +0000

The International Research Society for Children’s Literature has a new website, which can be found at http://www.irscl.com/. At this website you will find detailed information about the organization, including links to its new journal, International Research in Children’s Literature, the first issue of which will be published in July 2008 by Edinburgh University Press. To become a member, visit the CRYTC website.

Book review: Eternally Anne

Benjamin — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:46:06 +0000

I’m pleased to announce that my review of three new books related to Anne of Green Gables—Elizabeth Rollins Epperly’s Imagining Anne: The Island Scrapbooks of L.M. Montgomery, Budge Wilson’s Before Green Gables, and Irene Gammel’s Looking for Anne: How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic—appears in today’s The Globe and Mail on pages D1 and D9 of the Books section. It is also available online here.

UPDATE: As of 29 March 2008, the full text of this review is no longer freely available on the Globe and Mail website, but you can read it here.

Anne Centenary Event at ROM

Benjamin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:45:05 +0000

Jason and Yuka and I attended the launch for three new L.M. Montgomery-related books at the ROM. Quill & Quire reproduced some of Jason’s photos in their coverage of the event, which can be found here. I’m the unidentified “fan” wearing red (and no, I didn’t wear red as a tribute to Anne of Green Gables). The remaining photos from Jason’s set can be found here.

Welcome

Benjamin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:38:50 +0000

Since the sixth anniversary of this website is approaching (launched 1 February 2002 or thereabouts), I thought that it was time to shake things up. So instead of maintaining my website by hand, I’m now using WordPress.org, which is a tremendously useful blogging and content management system. I haven’t had a personal blog in several years, so I’m looking forward to returning to this form of communication.