From the Field

Taxing Oil for Education

Today I’ve taken my first year composition class to hear a talk by state assemblyman Alberto Torrico about AB656, a bill that would create a tax on oil and gasoline produced in the state, to fund public education. Logical arguments…

Viral Video

When people talk about viral videos, memes, and such, they mean videos or more generally ideas that spread (especially online) as if they have a life of their own.  This video by Anthropology professor Mike Wesch was originally put online…

Interesting and Useful Websites

There are any number of websites that might enrich our understanding of how technology, new/digital media, and the internet are affecting our lives.  Here are a few of them: Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier, from Frontline. According to…

Site updated again…

So I changed the theme again.  The previous theme simply wasn’t functioning as expected and the theme-author’s website didn’t offer enough info for me to fix things myself.  So I am trying this new theme.  It doesn’t have everything I…

Notes on “The Gaze”

Here is an excerpt of what looks like an interesting collection of notes on looking, seeing, and the gaze. Notes on ‘The Gaze’ Daniel Chandler Introduction I make no great claims for these somewhat fragmented notes which are offered by…