Category Archives: framing

Science Talk Sees Red

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Michele Bachmann’s recent pronouncement about vaccines is right up my alley because it reveals how we talk about science. In case you missed it, during a recent debate Bachmann scoured Rick Perry, governor of Texas, for requiring that girls in … Continue reading →

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When the Ball Changes in Mid-Air

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The trouble with mental catch, Adam Gopnik writes, is that the ball you throw changes in mid-air into another. Gopnik is speaking metaphorically in his short story The Rookie. He’s telling his son a bedtime tale and the intent gets … Continue reading →

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Redskins: The Elephant in the Room

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The PR flacks are earning their salaries this week as Beacon Press promotes a new book that reveals the backstory about how owner George Preston Marshall refused to integrate the Washington DC football team called The Redskins.

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Bear People

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A recent radio story talked about how a man approached a wild bear because he wanted take a photo with him and the bear.

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Primed to Kvetch

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

One of our graduate students wrote a crisp and tidy thesis about the effects of photography on sympathy and we’re just about ready send off her findings for review.

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Indian Logos

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Conflicts over Indian mascots have been roiling over the past few days as the University of North Dakota decided to ditch the Fighting Sioux logomark. New stories frame the issue as the University buckling under pressure from the NCAA–which oversees … Continue reading →

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Research as Politics: Shrimp on a Treadmill

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A common insult to sling at your opponent is that she is “cherry picking” her data. When I hear cherry picking I think about cherries and then I think about pie, and then I’ve forgotten all about research.

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Odd Names, Weird Spellings

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

How odd that my grandmother’s name was Mary Leticia Grove, and that some of the documents list her family name as “Groves.” When I asked my mother why the difference, she just shrugged.

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Death Tax and Frankenfoods

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

This week I’m presenting a paper to a national gathering of professors who look at messages and sundry forms of communication. My colleague and I are going out on a limb, asking whether some messages—by their very wording–prevent further scrutiny.

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Cowboys and Aliens

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The new movie Cowboys and Aliens puts a tilted spin on the idea of alien. Tear yourself away from Daniel Craig’s azure eyes for a moment and consider the juxtaposition of the concept of alien. The film presents aliens as … Continue reading →

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