Author Archives: Ed Battistella

About Ed Battistella

Edwin Battistella’s latest book Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels was released by Oxford University Press in March of 2020.

Listening to Someone Else Teach: Timothy Snyder’s The Making of Modern Ukraine

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Ed Battistella

I’ve been listening to the podcasts of Timothy Snyder’s course on The Making of Modern Ukraine.  I started watching the YouTube versions back in the fall, but couldn’t quite sit in front of the computer for an hour at a … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Jeffrey Max LaLande, author of The Jackson County Rebellion

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Ed Battistella

For over 30 years, Jeff LaLande worked as an archaeologist and historian for the U.S. Forest Service in Medford. During many of those same years he taught history and anthropology courses as an adjunct professor at Southern Oregon University. He … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Doug McDonald of Voice Images

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Doug McDonald is an independent audiobook producer and narrator in Medford, Oregon. He is a graduate of Knox College in 1970 with degree in Theater Arts and had a career in the computer software industry where, among other things he … Continue reading →

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What I’m reading: Frederick J. Newmeyer’s American Linguistics in Transition

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Ed Battistella

One of the benefits of retirement–a permanent sabbatical–is more time to more time to read, and I’m hoping to post more reaction to what I’m reading here. Today, a snowy end to February, is American Linguistics in Transition. When I … Continue reading →

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