Digital Theory – Shawna Marie Rodgers

A Bird’s Eye View

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on March 23, 2019March 23, 2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2:30pm Those of us who are recovering from anything- whether it be addiction, trauma, injury, depression, or all of the above, spend a lot of timeContinue readingA Bird’s Eye View

After the Pursuit

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 28, 2018

In the west, we often discuss the pursuit of happiness. We have goals. We constantly pursue a state of being just beyond our reach. We strive and push and clawContinue readingAfter the Pursuit

Why Do You Want It?

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

December 20, 2018 If you are lucky enough to be in a financial, social, and cultural position to have your wants be the driving force behind your actions (and notContinue readingWhy Do You Want It?

Compliment Each Other

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 10, 2018

What is important to you? Is it also important to your culture? Have you ever traveled out of your comfort zone- spent extended time with a culture completely different fromContinue readingCompliment Each Other

Out of the Maze

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 3, 2018

December 2, 2018 I’m beginning to wonder how much of our language is simply frivolous, novelty- nothing more than intricate sounding words that play the violin strings of our consciousnessContinue readingOut of the Maze

Color

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on September 17, 2018

September 16, 2018 I wonder if we should introduce the concept of death to children as a part of their educational curriculum. Because, like breathing, eating, and sleeping, death isContinue readingColor

You’ve Got a Genius

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

Alone time is crucial to writers, artists, actors, and musicians- those who craft our cultural landscapes. When we are alone, cut off from any and all outside stimuli, we’re notContinue readingYou’ve Got a Genius

The Pilgrims of 2018

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018

Take the time to recall your childhood memories devoid of technology. Us “Millenials” weren’t devoid of ALL technology (we had televisions and microwaves, of course). But, household computers and cellContinue readingThe Pilgrims of 2018

Buyer (or, Reader) Beware

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on January 5, 2017November 8, 2017

The process by which a human becomes rhetorically literate is akin to consumers becoming wise in purchasing practices. “Caveat Emptor,” Latin for “Buyer Beware,” heeds warnings to buyers. “Caveat lector,”Continue readingBuyer (or, Reader) Beware

Mark Sample’s Disjointed Success, “Deformed Humanities”

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on May 9, 2016December 10, 2017

Mark Sample’s writing style is described by a reader as being a performance in and of itself. In his article “Deformed Humanities,” he writes on the subject matter of reinventingContinue readingMark Sample’s Disjointed Success, “Deformed Humanities”

Lisa Spirio, Matt Gold, Pre-Framing the Conversation of Digital Humanitites

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on May 9, 2016November 5, 2017

Lisa Spirio’s article “This is Why We Fight” is a single piece from her collection of essays that question the validity, efficacy, and sustainability of the new(“ish”) field of DigitalContinue readingLisa Spirio, Matt Gold, Pre-Framing the Conversation of Digital Humanitites

David Bollier explains what is a “Commons”

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on April 19, 2016November 5, 2017

According to David Bollier, the commons is “A social system for the long-term stewardship of resources that preserves shared values and community identity.” These systems are self-sufficient, using very limitedContinue readingDavid Bollier explains what is a “Commons”

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