Comments on: DVR alert: Historiann in re-runs this weekend on C-SPAN 3.

By: Historiann

Historiann — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:46:32 +0000

Thanks! I hope I offered comfort, or solace, or at least a voyeuristic thrill.

By: smalltownprof

smalltownprof — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:31:48 +0000

I enjoyed the lecture very much. I DVR one of these CSPAN lectures a few times/month, and sadly I admit a certain voyeuristic thrill at watching fellow history professors — what are they wearing, are they boring, are students paying attention, do they use technology.

By: Comradde PhysioProffe

Comradde PhysioProffe — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:23:43 +0000

“But if you look closely, that nun doll looks suspiciously like a barbie underneath the cap, wimple, robe, and veil.”

Hahahahahahah! Awesome.

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:56:51 +0000

I understand that some readers may prefer the cheesecake cowgirls & other pinups. But those exist for me only in digital form–I’m much more selective in my personal doll collection. (But if you look closely, that nun doll looks suspiciously like a barbie underneath the cap, wimple, robe, and veil.)

By: Dr. Koshary

Dr. Koshary — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:21:47 +0000

It’s oddly disconcerting to see that photograph of the nun doll on your blog, after I got accustomed to seeing cheesecake pin-up posters accompanying your prose. Something feels off, even with the corset.

By: Indyanna

Indyanna — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:53:54 +0000

I’ll try to catch this thing this weekend, although without a t.v. it may be via the streaming video. The last time I tried I think it was voice-only. Anything I ever did media-wise may still be out there, at least the occasional student will rush up and say I was on the night before at 4 a.m., or whatever. I do have an IMdb listing, though, bizarrely enough, from a brief talking head gig that I’ve never actually seen. And purely by alphabetical coincidence, I guess they list the first two names on each project as “starring,” so there I am, “starring” as a tired prof., in a jacket and tie. It was *not* a “breakthrough” or “crossover” moment.

By: Comradde PhysioProffe

Comradde PhysioProffe — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:18:38 +0000

Love the nun doll!

By: Historiann

Historiann — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:13:19 +0000

I’ve wondered about that too. It’s something for which one might need a mirror at least, if not a partner, and it’s also something about which the convent records are silent. The description on the website is very detailed, but it doesn’t say precisely how the nuns got dressed.

I would imagine that it’s easier to do once you’ve done it every day for a few years.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:43:35 +0000

Love the nun doll. My question about that habit is whether you could dress yourself? The head gear looks almost impossible to do on yourself…