Screentime

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Play Again

Last night I saw a Portland screening of the film, Play Again, which examines kids and “screentime,” that is, how kids spend time with television, video games, cell phones and computers. Continue reading →

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Pluralism and Politics

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

As I write today’s blog the state of Oregon is still counting ballots for the governor’s race and the candidates are running neck-and-neck in the metaphorical horse race. Continue reading →

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Media Effects

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

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

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Making Meaning

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

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

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Thinking Out Loud

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Havasupai woman by Edward Curtis

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

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Crystallizing My Work

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Osage News is now online

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 join in a rich confluence of research. Continue reading →

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Science is Catching Up

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Leslie Marmon Silko's new book

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. Continue reading →

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Past is Present

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Leslie Marmon Silko

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. Continue reading →

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Reframing Reality

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Scott Pelley's interview about the mosque

When Truth is Hate

As my class considers the construction of reality I turn to the writings on persuasion and consider rhetoric. Continue reading →

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Disney and the Indians

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Peter Pan's Chief

Constructing Reality

My classroom has been rife with discussions about perceptions: the pictures in our heads. Continue reading →

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