Hi, I'm Ryan.
I'm an instructional designer at Idaho State University, a Ph.D. student in English and the Teaching of English, and an academic journal editor.
Whether as a community college librarian, a rhetoric and composition instructor, or the other positions I've held, I help people understand complex ideas and systems, embrace curiosity, and explore alternatives.
A better world is possible, and I aim to help make it happen. If you're still curious, here's more about me.
Featured Sections
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Featured Posts
Freire and Critical Librarianship
For Week One of the Critical Pedagogy MOOC MOOC, I write about Paulo Freire’s problem-posing method and its potential links to critical librarianship.
critlib #feelings
Why do I #critlib? Because another librarianship is possible.
Recent posts
Testing new RSS feed system
Will the new system display content correctly in feedreaders, as well as look nice on the web? Here’s a way to check.
Semi-schematic Newsletter, Unlocked
Introducing my Semi-schematic newsletter / post category.
Weekly Assemblage for 2025 Week 36
Webmentions, added. Love, Untangled. 10 Years of Acid, listened. Foucault, re-read. Words, defined.
Weekly Assemblage for 2025 Week 35
Taking smaller notes. Listening to Tin Man. Thinking about Big Questions.
Now May 2025
Some of what I’m doing as of May 2025.