{"id":76997,"date":"2020-04-16T05:43:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T09:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=76997"},"modified":"2020-04-15T13:08:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T17:08:12","slug":"adding-to-the-black-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2020\/04\/adding-to-the-black-archive.html","title":{"rendered":"Adding to the Black Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>They say that when something is on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Black_Archive\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a>, that\u2019s when it is official. But that wasn\u2019t what clued me in that the news had broken about this. It was a Google Alert about when my name appears somewhere. I feel honored to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickeringmyth.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">my volume singled out for mention as one the author of the volume on\u00a0<em>The Rings of Akhaten<\/em> is looking forward to<\/a>. I in turn am eagerly looking forward to reading that volume!<\/p>\n<p>You may recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/03\/contributing-to-the-black-archive-the-battle-of-ranskoor-av-kolos.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I prematurely spilled the beans about this a while back<\/a>. Academics are typically on social media telling one another about book projects pretty much immediately, indeed very often when the book is little more than a vague idea. Outside of the realm of specifically academic publishing, things proceed very differently. I\u2019m glad now it\u2019s official and I can start talking about this more widely. I know that I have many connections who will have things to share, whether observations about the episode, or a willingness to read a draft and provide feedback that will help make the end result better. I look forward to talking with you about this episode in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vVGPWRQOOT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/03\/contributing-to-the-black-archive-the-battle-of-ranskoor-av-kolos.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Contributing to the Black Archive: The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cContributing to the Black Archive: The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/03\/contributing-to-the-black-archive-the-battle-of-ranskoor-av-kolos.html\/embed#?secret=WaROs3AUlW#?secret=vVGPWRQOOT\" data-secret=\"vVGPWRQOOT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more on the Black Archive series and the latest news and announcements see:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karadennison.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/so-you-want-to-read-black-archive.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">So You Want To Read The Black Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/redrocketrising.com\/2020\/01\/17\/obverse-books-update\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorwhonews.net\/2020\/01\/black-archive-update.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black Archive Update<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wearecult.rocks\/black-archive-new-books-new-covers-and-a-new-editor\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">New Books, New Covers, and a New Editor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.flickeringmyth.com\/2020\/03\/exclusive-interview-william-shaw-on-doctor-who-the-rings-of-akhaten-the-surprising-similarities-between-neil-cross-chris-chibnall-and-more-part-two\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Z56HtgAQ8m\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/doctor-who\/reviews\/review-doctor-who-the-black-archive-41-vengeance-on-varos\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Review: Doctor Who: The Black Archive #41: Vengeance on\u00a0Varos<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cReview: Doctor Who: The Black Archive #41: Vengeance on\u00a0Varos\u201d \u2014 Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi!\" src=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/doctor-who\/reviews\/review-doctor-who-the-black-archive-41-vengeance-on-varos\/embed\/#?secret=i5EMwpNnpB#?secret=Z56HtgAQ8m\" data-secret=\"Z56HtgAQ8m\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eSFZfltfQk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/doctor-who\/reviews\/review-doctor-who-books-the-black-archive-42-the-rings-of-akhaten\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Review: Doctor Who: Books: The Black Archive #42: The Rings of\u00a0Akhaten<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cReview: Doctor Who: Books: The Black Archive #42: The Rings of\u00a0Akhaten\u201d \u2014 Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi!\" src=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/doctor-who\/reviews\/review-doctor-who-books-the-black-archive-42-the-rings-of-akhaten\/embed\/#?secret=riswXlfSmh#?secret=eSFZfltfQk\" data-secret=\"eSFZfltfQk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thekinginredandblue.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/im-not-going-to-compete-with-ghost.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I\u2019m Not Going To Compete With A Ghost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eO3d4LJ8hc\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/whobackwhen.com\/blog\/pew-pew-pew-3-false-gods-and-massive-cults\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pew Pew Pew #3: False Gods and Massive Cults<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cPew Pew Pew #3: False Gods and Massive Cults\u201d \u2014 Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/whobackwhen.com\/blog\/pew-pew-pew-3-false-gods-and-massive-cults\/embed\/#?secret=SttXr6HB7s#?secret=eO3d4LJ8hc\" data-secret=\"eO3d4LJ8hc\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/03\/09\/doctor-whos-false-gods-and-cyber-zealots-face-a-devout-doctor\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eruditorumpress.com\/blog\/guest-post-odin-and-the-doctor\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Odin and the Doctor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say that when something is on Wikipedia, that\u2019s when it is official. 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