Monthly Archives: October 2010

Media Effects

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Students who are new to media studies usually need to be brought back to earth.

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Making Meaning

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

I want to return to meaning-making and, again, thank you for letting me think out loud.

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Thinking Out Loud

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

I hope you’ll bear with me as I struggle over the application of my work and think out loud.

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Crystallizing My Work

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

Several friends have commented about my blog, sometimes surprised about my interest in Native issues. Some folks know me only for my work in Native science, while others know only of my teaching in communication. Behind the scenes, these currents … Continue reading →

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Science is Catching Up

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Second daughter (Wee-Hey) and I heard Leslie Marmon Silko talk about writing, literature and family, and it’s surprising and delightful that many of her thoughts can be linked to Native Science.

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Past is Present

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Yesterday author Leslie Marmon Silko chatted to receptive crowds at the University in conversations that ranged from her writing to her painting, from the Navajo (Diné) relatives to her Pueblo grandparents, and from her rattlesnake neighbors to her hummingbird neighbors.

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Reframing Reality

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

When Truth is Hate As my class considers the construction of reality I turn to the writings on persuasion and consider rhetoric.

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Disney and the Indians

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

Constructing Reality My classroom has been rife with discussions about perceptions: the pictures in our heads.

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Pictures in Our Heads

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

Imagining The Other We moved to Iran when I was 10. One evening the six of us sat around the dinner table and peppered by mom and stepdad with questions about life in the Middle East. Mother had bought tubs … Continue reading →

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On Authenticity

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

We are of the Grayhorse District Daughter number two (Wee-Hay in Osage) has urged me to take whichever road I wish in the blog, including more personal insights. And I demure because I’ve made a pledge to wax on about … Continue reading →

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