Archive: 2012
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History Does Re-actualize Itself: Intertextuality and Social Change
“There can be no statement that does not reactualize others.” Norman Fairclough (1992), a linguistic, quotes Foucault in his book Discourse and Social Change. In other words, nothing we say is compl
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Do Video Games Need Their Own Bechdel Test?
What kind of gamer are you? To me, “you are what you play.” I identify myself as a feminist gamer, so I choose games that don’t insult me as a woman. This is a relatively simple concept which unfortun
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Redefining Sisterhood
I recently found myself at a consortium meeting for women’s organizations. The passion in the room was palpable and the work that was being done on behalf of women around the world was vital and humbl
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On Owning Nature: Part II
(And the Pleasure of Life) Beneath the fog, I miss the hot breath Of lovers’ abated anticipation Forgive me, death I have not forsaken you. Take caution in your felicitations For we have not proved o
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Excerpts from NERD Night
https://vimeo.com/84684360 On October 2nd, gnovis hosted an event called NERD Night, in which CCT students gave short presentations on topics of their choice. The video above contains excerpts from a
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog, Video
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International Trade of Cultural Products: It's Complicated
A potent fear of cultural loss, homogenization, and hegemonic dominance has been a key concern for governments, civil society organizations, and ordinary citizens in recent years, in light of what ha
Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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What Happens When the Earth's Rotation Slows?
I recently read a young adult novel called The Age of Miracles by Karen Walker. The story is written from the perspective of an eleven-year-old girl in California, beginning on the day that scientist
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Can Online Collaboration Make Us More Creative?
Virtual communities show how online creative collaborations can enhance creative opportunities by sustaining productive networks amongst users. Especially with mobile networks, one cannot ignore how i
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Want a Marshmallow?
A few friends and I recently watched the second episode of the third season of Downton Abbey on a laptop computer screen, through a questionable foreign language web site, as the season is not yet out
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Introducing Digital Ethnographies
It has long been clear that the Internet is home to some rather innovative communities: Daily Diapers (a community of adult babies), Vampire Freaks (the largest online community for dark culture) and
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