Archive: The Gnovis Blog
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Social Media…Drowning in Politics
It is that time of year again. As presidential candidates name their running partners and campaign advertising becomes harsher by the minute, we also begrudgingly welcome the onslaught of political c
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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On Owning Nature: Part I
We could never have loved the earth so well if we had no childhood in it—if it were not the earth where the same flowers came up every spring…the same hips and haws on the autumn hedgerows, the same r
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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The Second Alyx
Midway through Valve Corporation's Half-Life 2, a PC game, I was accompanied by lively companion rebel Alyx Vance as we fought against the Combine, an alien empire that has taken control of Earth and
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Design As the Invisible Hand
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Image thanks to Flickr user eugene. A model of Shanghai in 2020.[/caption] In December 1943, a structure, known as Building 20, was erected on the main
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Preventing the Rebuilding of Babel: The Challenge of Minority Language Preservation in the European Union
Due to its widely publicized financial crises of late, it’s easy to forget the utterly revolutionary nature of the European Union. Before the economic collapse of Portugal, Ireland, and Greece, the
Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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Pac-Man in the Smithsonian, and Other Results from the Art of Video Games
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200"] The Art of Video Games exhibition will be leaving the American Art Museum on September 30th to tour the country.[/caption] On March 16th, 2012, the Smiths
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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TRANSFORMING LIVES – Documentary Films of Women Leading Change
Abstract: 2012 begins the fourth year of an exciting new media initiative at the Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey. Originally launched i
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog, Video
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How to Spot a 'Creative'
Whenever there is talk of economic recovery, growth, educational reform, or employment the word ‘creativity’ is never far. Yet as our understanding of creativity shifts over the centuries, so too doe
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Academedia 2012 – gnovis' Inaugural Conference
On April 11th, 2012, gnovis held its first conference titled “Academedia” at Georgetown University. The goal of this gathering of minds was to discuss how new media practices are shaping research an
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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When Fans turn Fanatic: How Virtual Communities are Taking Over the Web
Note: This is a continuation of my last blog post, on the culture surrounding the young-adult book craze. [caption id="attachment_5590" align="alignleft" width="300"] Two worlds collide: Hunger Games
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog