Posts from the ‘cultural criticism’ category

(2009) Gender Quest: Alexander Cannon

Name: Alexander Cannon Talk Title: “Gender Quest” Notes: Faculty of Arts, Music, DMA in Trumpet Performance, 4th year. Topic: Alex discusses the influence of gender in…

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Didja miss me? Cos I sure have missed you.

Terry readers! Dear wonderful delightful readers. Oh how I’ve missed you these past few weeks!  I’ve been absent from the action here lately- there’s been a…

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Dear France: I want to be friends, I really do. But you’re making it so very hard, and I’m starting to get the feeling you don’t like me very much.

You know that part in the Harry Potter books where Harry is in Dumbledore’s office and he sees the Pensieve on his desk? And he leans…

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Michael Jackson v. the World

[Side note: WordPress is being difficult and won’t let me embed video. Don’t know what’s going on there. So follow the links. Sorry about that.] In…

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BBC James Reynolds: Final Thoughts on China

James Reynolds, the BBC reporter stationed in Beijing, has finished his three year term. He wrote a final post on his blog “to take you through…

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Jokes Aside, Islamophobia Is Serious stuff (Lessons Higher Ed Can Take From Georgia State)

Recently, articles featured on terry* about stereotypes of Islam/Muslims have generated much discussion and debate. I’d love to discover one day that articles like this are…

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Telling Other People Exactly what You Think: A Tip Sheet to Make Your Online Commentary Really Count

These are scary times. Without asking your permission, Muslims are daring to write articles, create films, develop radio programs, and produce art that unabashedly celebrates the…

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Talking to Someone Wearing a Headscarf: An Etiquette Guide

When you meet women who wear a headscarf and ask them to share their experiences, the similarities among them are striking. Regardless of their varied ages…

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Politics, Modernity and Twitter

When trying to decide on what to write about in my first Terry entry, I knew I wanted to cover an event that represented, in some…

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What country are you from?

Saturday afternoon. After a class downtown, I am rushing to meet my family at the cinema to catch the new Pixar film “Up”. With several bus…

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