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The Boycott Bandwagon

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

When Bruce Refuses We Listen In refusing to perform a concert in Durham, Bruce Springsteen is using age-old techniques to hit where it hurts: in the pocketbook. When news that North Carolina legislators approved a law that enables discrimination of … Continue reading →

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Advertising’s Ubiquity

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

The word of the day in our propaganda class is ubiquity. Advertising, we learned, is ubiquitous. Borrowed from the Latin, by way of the French, ubique refers to “everywhere.” Students understand advertising completely, offering examples from the logos on football … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

I placed some of our lilac cuttings in a vase for inspiration as I consider today’s poem. Our Pacific Northwest flowers are a delicate pink: not purple like the pictures that adorn air freshener products for your bathroom. Local lilacs … Continue reading →

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A Poem a Day

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

When I signed up for the 30 Poems in 30 Days challenge, I didn’t know it would alter my daily outlook. Like a Buddhist I set my intention for the day, which takes the form of a poem. But there’s … Continue reading →

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A gathering of minds: Indian style

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

Our conference in Albuquerque focused on narratives and how they shape meaning. Students and scholars from across the United States and Canada—most of them tribal members—delivered thoughtful presentations about how meanings are created in photographs, cartoons, internet games, news media, … Continue reading →

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Write a poem a day

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

  Thirty poems in 30 days? Our local Buddhist community invites folks to write a poem each day, from the start of April to the finish. Sounds like a sweet challenge: can I write a poem a day? Can you? … Continue reading →

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Journalism: Lies? Truths? Ethics?

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

Ruling in the Hulk Hogan Case This week we learned that a jury awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million (US) because an online source posted a salacious video of Hogan having sex. The video was posted allegedly without Hogan’s knowledge or … Continue reading →

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Oscar’s Platform for Politics  

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

  DiCaprio’s Plea for Indigenous Acknowledgement Gets Buried Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech for Best Actor at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony turned into a Rorschach test for viewers: you heard what you wanted to hear. After thanking The Revenant team, DiCaprio … Continue reading →

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Landmark Judgment Returns Bones to Tribes

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

California Kumeyaay Win the Dispute  The US Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on a lower court ruling that will, in effect, allow ancient bones to be returned to American Indians in California. The judgment means a landmark legal decision … Continue reading →

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The Oregon Stand-off: Where are the Indians?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

A lesson in ideological framing When news of an armed stand-off at a wildlife refuge in Malheur County broke, I tried to wrap my brain around the event unfolding in my home state. What did the protesters want? I’m wary … Continue reading →

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