I love @alexanderchee.bsky.social's Bibliomancy assignment — such a great way to encourage exploration of the library, to help students appreciate the value of curiosity and magic of serendipity. I cld see this being ⭐ for first-year composition classes. querent.substack.com/p/bibliomanc... - ThreadSky

shannonmattern.bsky.social • 51 days ago

I love @alexanderchee.bsky.social's Bibliomancy assignment — such a great way to encourage exploration of the library, to help students appreciate the value of curiosity and magic of serendipity. I cld see this being ⭐ for first-year composition classes.

https://querent.substack.com/p/bibliomancy-for-the-living-autobiography?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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aedy.gay•51 days ago

📌

ryansara.bsky.social•32 days ago

I've used it (citing the source, of course!) as a first day-exercise for generative workshops a couple of times now, and it works really well. I think the physicality helps -- wandering and discovering what you're drawn to on shelves rather than screens.

scottsingeisen.bsky.social•51 days ago

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thedaybooks.bsky.social•51 days ago

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stephgrossman.bsky.social•51 days ago

Thank you so much (and thank you @alexanderchee.bsky.social)!!! Been trying to find ways to engage non-studenty students in the library, and this is perfect! Going to share with my department.

larafresko.bsky.social•51 days ago

I love this so much, I tell students to go to the library and sit under stacks and wait for books to call them or fall on them. Chee obviously gives much better instructions :)

shannonmattern.bsky.social•51 days ago

Still, you're helping them realize that some of our best ideas happen through serendipity or calamity! :)

tambria.bsky.social•50 days ago

Cool🥸

beejieweejie.bsky.social•51 days ago

What a marvelous exercise. I would love to do this in a group, to hear what others write, and whether or not they used the eyes-closed "tarot" method of choosing books. 🙏

cphiliphaines.bsky.social•51 days ago

Alex is great- thanks for sharing!

jumpcity.bsky.social•51 days ago

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drejosephine.bsky.social•51 days ago

That is so beautiful!!

Teaches the value of reading and how we can always connect to what we read

sharonarnold.bsky.social•51 days ago

this looks so fun, I'm inspired to do this for myself!

ladydom13.bsky.social•51 days ago

📌

mikelindgren.bsky.social•51 days ago

this is so god damned good

libknitter.bsky.social•51 days ago

📌

yvonnezlam.bsky.social•51 days ago

📌

spanishspy.bsky.social•50 days ago

I like this

also I just learned the word 'querent'

drs.bsky.social•51 days ago

I am definitely doing this exercise for myself! Reminds me that I need to revisit Chee’s work (so good!) ♥️ Thank you for sharing this! ☺️ Will definitely have students do this in a future class I’m dreaming up focused on docu-poetics! 🥹

wu-zu.bsky.social•44 days ago

@alexanderchee.bsky.social I love it. I was doing some work recently with bibliomancy as a method.. but the idea you've got here is big-meta, beyond. Top notch!
magic & rhetoric w/ bibliomancy, sorta: https://twu-ir.tdl.org/items/f342dece-24aa-4f54-83c4-63afe22300e6
psychogeography in libraries, sorta: https://doi.org/10.3998/weave.12535642.0003.104