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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Interpellating Twitter
Phil, Ally, Megan, and Max (otherwise known as PAMM) are back this week for our Café Discussion Group. The topic was social media, more specifically Twitter. We thought it would be interesting and informative. Thus, we set out to explore … Continue reading
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Hello aura? Are you there?
Chloe (Scribe), Kate As Kate and I sat down on a Sunday evening in the library, we agreed that the Frankfurt School offers an interesting connection between technology and culture, especially during a time where our society often defines our … Continue reading
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Benjamin and Technology (Snooki, Cats, and War)
Our discussion group (Nicole, Tommy, Asana, Gillian, and Kat) reflected on several topics, some of which were related to class, and others were a bit astray, though they certainly proved relevant to certain theorists. We began by talking about Benjamin’s … Continue reading
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Home Bases & Civic (Super) Structures
Let’s be real here – one likes to reflect on his or her charming hometown as an engine of Marxist theory. But yesterday, in their café discussion group (always pushing the envelope) Max, Phil, Megan, and Ally did. It wasn’t … Continue reading
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SLU Culture
During our discussion group we talked about what St. Lawrence represents and the main type of person you think of when you think SLU. Slu Culture as a whole: Work Hard, Play Hard – Boarding School, Outdoorsy, Active, Community oriented, … Continue reading
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The Many Cultures of St. Lawrence
Cafe discussion on Thursday, Sep. 12 Gillian Hunt (Scribe), Tommy Matt, Kat Lukens, Asana Hamidu & Nicole Eigbrett As we sat outside the Sullivan student center we looked around us at a campus we all know well and discussed … Continue reading
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Discussion: Appadurai & Patterson
Our group found similarities in Appadurai and Patterson in that they both use globalization to explain the spread of culture and ideas through technology and transportation. The fast-paced interchanges between countries circulate different ideas to various cultures that before they … Continue reading
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Cafe discussion – Two Spirits
Cafe discussion on Thursday, Aug. 29 for Two Spirits Gillian Hunt, Tommy Matt, Kat Lukens, & Nicole Eigbrett (scribe) After watching the story of Fred Martinez in Two Spirits, we had the opportunity to reflect upon gender identity and positionality– … Continue reading
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