Archive:new orleans

• What Happens When the Earth's Rotation Slows?

  By ekm45 October 13, 2012

  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

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: government, individualism, new orleans

• Alone, Together

  By SInman February 2, 2012

  "The existence of an other resolves the problem of loneliness but brings with it anxieties for the individual, for inherent in any relationship is, inevitably, some form of power struggle… Human hist

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: amphibious houses, Brad Pitt, collective action, David Grewal, FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, Make It Right Foundation, network power, new orleans, The Buoyant Foundation Project

• Navigating the Future

  By SInman October 26, 2011

  Sitting in the McDonough School of Business on Georgetown's campus, I am stunned by the uniformity in appearance—a sea of slacks and crisp collars.  For commerce to work, we need standards for cooper

  Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog Tags: displacement, History, identity, location, new orleans, progress, public housing, standardization, Street signs, Tchoupitoulas

• Dancing to a New Beat: Gender Performance and New Orleans Bounce

  By jrw68 March 3, 2011

  Music and dance permeate the cultural and subcultural realms of society. They blend together myriad cultural cues and signifiers that together work to create a sort-of performative expression; and, when dance and music work to define a culture away from the psyches of the everyday, it’s more than mere expression – it’s exclamation.

  Category: The Gnovis Blog Tags: bounce, culture, gay, music, new orleans, performance, performativity, queer, rap