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Texting Affects Student Writing: R U Concerned?
"There is a raging national debate about the state of writing and how
high-tech communication by teens might be affecting their ability to
think and write…. Those on both sides of the issue will see supporting data
here."Category: The Gnovis Blog
Hils-steria: Displaced Corporeality and Fractured Feminine Identities
“The question is, How do you become a universal figure when you
represent movements that have claimed the right of equality for you in
your difference?” –Joan ScottCategory: The Gnovis Blog
OBEY Andre On Its Face: Theory and Praxis
I hate to exhaust the topic. It’s not always All-Shepard-Fairey-All-the-Time here at gnovis. But Jed’s comment helped a lot in refining my thoughts, which were admittedly unclear as I worked through some tangles. And aside from fostering more healthy dialogue on the blog, I think exploring these knotty but not impenetrable questions of interpretation that are relevant to a lot of CCT work could be fruitful.
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E Pluribus Ambiguity
"As an artist I do not think that we truly invent anything at this point."
– Blek LeRatThe artwork of Shepard Fairey is a popular topic here at gnovis. The instances in which Fairey and his project have emerged in our talks left an "itch" about him and his body of work.
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Two More Weeks: A Study of the Final Stages of the Graduate Thesis-Writing Process
When Charlie Brown was sad or mad or stressed out, he was often
depicted with a little gray storm cloud over his head. It didn’t matter what
the weather was like everywhere else in Peanuts-land; for Charlie, it
was always raining.If I look up at the space immediately above my head and squint, I
can kind of see the same little cloud. Two weeks, I chant under
my breath. Two weeks. Like a magic spell or a mantra, or the time left
until some creepy wet-haired chick comes out of the TV and kills me. Two weeks.Category: The Gnovis Blog