Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne

Canadian Election 2011: Instant Analysis (before reading the morning papers, anyway)

There will be lots of talk about this or that epoch changing development. That’s great for pundits, but we need only look back to the ADQ’s recent victory and then subsequent demise in Quebec politics for a cautionary tale. The New Democrats have a chance to really become a major force nationally, but that is …

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Liveblogging the Canadian Election from California

J: I just bought a Quebec flag on Amazon. Also, CBC’s glee at Duceppe’s loss (vs. Ignatieff’s) is palpable. J: Ignatieff on the liberals: “I am the humble heir of that tradition. And I didn’t come into politics to see it die.” Um. Oops. C: Are we gonna watch this all night or what? It’s …

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Academic Freedom

I’m sure this has had a gazillion retweets, but I find it a pretty interesting reflection on academic freedom in the 60s. And I like Ohmann’s scholarship, too. The landscape certainly has changed today, but I find his point about the connection to new social movements particularly profound.

Recursivity

Carrie was out for a walk this afternoon with some of the other fellows. The street by the Center was closed off and Obama’s motorcade drove by on the way to Facebook. He’s apparently a commanding presence in real life, in a car, driving by. They waved to him, he waved back. I told her …

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