April 17, 2013
by E. Colin Ruggero
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I feel like I’ve slipped a bit. The work I’ve been forced to do over the past 12 months descends from the directives of academic-intellectual relationships. Giver-Reciever, etc. It’s made me lose my eyes; I feel that it sort of deadened me, that is, it has hampered my ability to assess my subject. Spending twelve …
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December 19, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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here’s an idea; why does this not make sense: guns. fiscal cliff. jobs. do not touch gun rights, control supply. ALL weapons sold in USA will be made in USA. the problem with the way these episodes of public violence have roped in the gun issue is the focus on right to buy. The problem …
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December 5, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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I’ve had this idea floating around for a while. It began when I accompanied a friend to an Insane Clown Posse concert to do some ethnographic work for a (undergrad) course paper he was writing. It was an amazing event, with a lot of unexpected experiences and his write-up was great. Yesterday a friend sent …
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November 16, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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Occupy Sandy: Why Activists Are Working with NYC Mayor, Police TIME.com. Yesterday I posted about an article criticizing Occupy for its anti-politics, its inability or refusal to ‘act politically.’ It is hardly uncommon to encounter this sort of argument. It’s usually pretty vague and feels like an old man just railing at nothing. The call …
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November 13, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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I am a research assistant on a project studying Second Life, the online…world. I wont go into details of the whole project, but I have been studying political culture in Second Life (SL) for neigh on three years now. For a while, I think I let my desire for the potential liberatory potential of the medium (i.e. for those …
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August 13, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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Sigh “The judge sentenced Mueller to one year in jail with all but 90 days suspended. That will run concurrent with a 60-day sentence he is already serving for resisting arrest.” Last week I posted a story about this case. He was on trial for a wiretapping charge realted to phone calls he recorded with …
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August 9, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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Excellent article here on Russia’s Pussy Riot Problem. Response to follow shortly.
July 17, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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Prepping for a national gathering debrief session and reading some early comments by fellow organizers. This was clearly experienced as a labor of love by many, leading me to return to some early thoughts I had regarding the relationship between feelings and experiences of ‘sacrifice,’ undersandings of activism as struggle, and perceptions of social change.
May 15, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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Tomorrow I will be preparing for Wednesday’s Occupy Philly GA. It’ll likely be a movable feast, meetings stretching from West Philly to Independence Mall. I am nervous. I feel I was a part of something that has either opened a can of worms or ripped off a band-aid. I think it’s the latter. Similarly, I …
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April 15, 2012
by E. Colin Ruggero
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When I describe to people the nature of my academic work, I usually encounter some mild confusion about what ‘social movement theory’ means. This is understandable, especially given that even the most seasoned academics working in the field aren’t sure what ‘social movement theory really means. So, below you will find my take, Part 1 of a primer on social movement …
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