JamrockDissonance, Part One. Who is Bisan?This is the first of at least two posts where I try to puzzle through the rupturing of shared reality or at least a perceived shared…Oct 20Oct 20
JamrockRadical Attention & The FutureI just finished two books that I have been reading side by side. This wasn’t intentional but the two complemented each other so neatly that…Jun 15Jun 15
JamrockSunday | ZananaI am fresh out of a lecture and feeling quite raw and emotional. I wasn’t quite sure how to channel the emotion or share the experience. I…Mar 17Mar 17
JamrockThoughts: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.TL:DR: Gabrielle Zevin deploys the video game industry as a backdrop within which she explores the themes of sexism, disability, pain…Mar 10Mar 10
Jamrock[Abstract] Thing Power is the New Flower Power: A Comparison of Transformative ThinkingThis is a placeholder as I suddenly came up with the title after a night of being inspired by (and equal parts confused by) New…Feb 22Feb 22
JamrockThoughts: Tender is the FleshA future where humans are a commodity food product 🍖Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
JamrockQuick Thoughts: Salvage The BonesA set text for this week’s module which explores topics of the ‘Anthropocene’ and race in contemporary literature. Savage The Bones is one…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
JamrockHouse of Leaves: It’s a game, not a book, duh!I thought I was finished with House of Leaves but apparently it’s not done with me. I had already written a quick take, more focused on my…Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
JamrockThoughts: The House Of LeavesI felt like I should write this in the slightly manic style of a certain ‘Johnny Truant’ complete with false or circular footnotes. But…Oct 7, 2023Oct 7, 2023