gnovis [nō'vĩs], n., Georgetown University’s peer-reviewed Journal of Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT)
October 23rd, 2008
This weekend, I was lucky enough to attend a couple of great events that shared a common theme: art as a political force.
First, I’d briefly like to promote Georgetown’s Performing Art’s performance of
“…and Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi”.
October 21st, 2008
Talking on the phone with my sister several weeks ago, she began enumerating the reasons she shouldn’t join Facebook. This was hardly necessary. I am fairly certain that the mother of three young kids has very little time for updating her Facebook status or playing Photo Hunt. Still, I tried to play along:
"You could upload pictures of your kids," I offered weakly. Little did I realized I had hit the issue squarely on the head. Continue reading
October 17th, 2008
• Stanley Fish, at the New York Times, tries to sort out recent university memos barring professors from wearing campaign buttons, attending campus political rallies, and even placing political bumper stickers on their cars. After discussing several worthy (and not so worthy view points), he concludes that it’s contextual: “It’s a policy matter, not a moral or philosophical matter, and as long as the policy is reasonably related to the institution’s purposes, it raises no constitutional issues at all.”
October 14th, 2008
We’ve all had the experience of walking into a room full of people and having every single person look up and stare at us. Most of us taking CCT courses this semester have also had the experience of pushing the publish button, knowing that in a few seconds, some number of people will be reading (and necessarily, judging) our blog post. Both are intimidating, even in the most casual or intimate of circumstances.
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October 13th, 2008
Dear Facebook. We need to talk.
October 10th, 2008
This week at gnovis, we saw two posts about the distinction between women candidates and women’s issues in the 2008 election. Akoto kicked things off by asking if the Palin pick is two steps forward and one step back, or just one step back: "her nomination is arguably the embodiment of sexism."
