bomphiologia
Exaggeration done in a self-aggrandizing manner, as a braggart.
Brian McNely twittered (tweeted?–this verb form always gives me trouble) a link to the Complexity and Social Networks Blog at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science. In light of the fact that I just came from a meeting with my diss. director in which we discussed Bourdieu’s conception of the four types of capital–economic, social, [...]
Even lolcats…even cute pictures of kittens made even cuter with the addition of cute captions hold out an invitation to participation. When you see a lolcat what it essentially says is ‘If you have some sans serif fonts on your computer you can play this game too’. And that’s a big change, right? I could [...]
As I was reading the entries for the most recent Teaching Carnival, I felt a jolt of excitement that has been missing from most of my reading this semester. Prepping for comps means delving into The Classics. Of course, many of my classics aren’t typically recognized as such. Sherry Turkle’s Life on the Screen and Allucquère [...]
Welcome to the third installation of the 2009 Teaching Carnival! Spring Break is looming (for some of us, it’s already here), which is the perfect time to take a breath and explore the academic blogosphere. Just as a reminder, here’s some definitions and a few words of wisdom for academic blog readers. And thanks again [...]