The exhibit by Croatian photographer Tomislav Može entitled command+shift+3 (the shortcut keys for a screenshot) is an exploration into our daily involvement with the digital world. Far beyond its mechanical creativity, the project challenges the modern world of social media we have constructed.
Read MoreAdvertisements Aren't Things
In this article I explore a theory which understands advertisements not as objects or things, but as parts of an everyday set of relations.
Read More‘God Works through Doctors’: Perceptions of healing within a Baptist Church
Problematizing the distinction drawn between the spheres of science and religion, this fieldwork report considers portrayals of physical healing within a Baptist church and assesses the extent to which the categories of faith healing and biomedicine are considered mutually exclusive within the church context.
Read MoreLetting Go of Beloved Movies
In this opinion piece, George shares his views on the recent Hollywood trend of aging actors reprising their prior famed roles in sequels to 80s classics. He asks: will this really give us the Hollywood magic and endings those classics deserve?
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American Exceptionalism: Rights for All Children Except Our Own
Does it matter if the U.S. refuses to sign yet another Human Rights Convention? Bryce Bahler argues that not joining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child does not only impede policy development and monitoring, but also the development of scholarship and knowledge on child-related issues, resulting in often harmful social practices.
Read MoreGreen Knees
While abuse played a critical role in my identity formation, I am not writing this to earn your sympathy. This is not about accusation or victimization, and in fact, I would not look back at my adolescence as being a particularly sad or difficult time in my life. Where I found comfort and relief from my home life was in outdoor spaces.
Read MoreThe able and the bright: On assumptions of intelligence and ability
In this post I want to highlight some assumptions regarding the nature of human abilities and their distribution in society, assumptions I have frequently encountered in media discourse, personal discussions, and which underpin even more progressive calls for equality of opportunity in education.
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