Flat Jason and the Dissertation

For those fans who were missing Flat Jason and were happy to see him in the short post about the Meneely Reunion, I have some exciting news. Flat Jason is now in a dissertation!

Recently alerted by my Google Alerts, I found that Rebecca A. Adelman included my flat husband and his activities in her discussion, "The Shadow Rules of Engagement: Visual Practices, Citizen-Subjectivity, and America's Global War on Terror." While I haven't read all of Ms. Adelman's work, the chapter including Flat Jason does bring up some interesting points. Mentioning of Flat Jason and the blog begin on page 141:

"The blog 'A Year Together...Apart,' maintained by a FlatDaddy wife named Amanda Stapp, is a public exploration of the vexed dynamics of life with a Flat."

She goes on to say, "Although similar content appears in still photos on the SFC website and sites like YouTube host a handful of comparable videos, 'A Year Together...Apart' is by far the most detailed chronicle of life with a Flat, and is unique because there are no children to excuse Amanda's imaginative play."

"It is hard to tell if she is just being playful; or if she is expressing the moderate craziness of long-distance lovesickness more candidly than others might; or if she is really not...okay."

Eventually she admits that, a compulsive blog reader, she dismissed the idea of my craziness. Interesting to hear an outsider's perspective...