Archive: The Gnovis Blog
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Pasteurization Freaks Me Out
I guess you could say I live on the edge. I take vitamins with labels I sometimes can’t understand. I go to doctors that talk to my aura. I put raw egg yolks in my smoothies. All of that pales when co
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Immigration & America, part 2
Last year I blogged about the controversial Alabama immigration law, HB 56. Today, that law is set to be reviewed by the Alabama legislature. While many have argued that the law has been successful in
Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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An exchange of human spirit
Last year, the small, rural town of Owego in upstate New York was devastated when the nearby river overflowed its banks. A blogger from Owego, Abbey Hendrickson, took to Twitter and her blog to promo
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Free Music and the Future of the Recording Industry
As part of Social Media Week DC I recently attended an event in which Derrick Ashong, musician, entrepreneur, and host of “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English (full disclosure: I work with him at Al Ja
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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I’m Sorry, We Just Don’t Trust You
As discussed in my last post, Congress’ approval rating is at an all time low among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Senator Michael Bennet (D- Colo.) even went so far as to create a chart s
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A few Lessons from Social Media Week 2012
Social Media Week (SMW), a 7-day international affair, has shown impressive growth since its inception in 2008. The weeklong schedule of events provides a digital snapshot of new media practices arou
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Technological Wonders and Entitlement
“The different nations and races of men will stand, as it were, in the presence of one another. They will know one another better...They may be moved by common sympathies and swayed by common intere
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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When can a token not be a token?: Indirectly legitimizing status discrimination through language
In his book “Discourse and Social Change” (1992) Norman Fairclough writes, “Discourse practices contribute to reproducing society as it is—explaining what is going on as well as transforming it.” He r
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A Birth Control Education
I’ve been trying to write this blog for awhile - yet each time I think I’ve got a finalized draft, more news stories come out on the topic - the topic of a women’s reproductive health. [caption id=""
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Cultural Couture
It was recently fashion week. Which usually doesn’t coincide with my studies much except for the fact that much time gets wasted looking at backstage shots of long lashes and runway shows, but occasio
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog