Posts made in August, 2012
A non-Mormon’s guide to Utah
Several months ago I received a fantastic opportunity: a dissertation fellowship at the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center. The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Fellowship in Mormon Studies is intended to support my dissertation work on evolving LDS identities in the internet age. I’ll be in residence at the U in Salt Lake City for a year. I arrived in Utah late Wednesday night, unpacked all day Thursday, and became acquainted with my new office on campus on Friday; but– since today is Monday — I’m considering this my “first week” in Utah. I am not Mormon, and I’ve not spent time in Utah (nor...
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