Chelsea SlackMar 6, 20171 minShining a Light: America, Ethnography & DisbeliefWhile researching books for another assignment, I came across Alice Goffman's On the Run and had to read it. The book didn't quite meet t...
Chelsea SlackFeb 10, 20174 minBook Review: Sartre and No Child Left Behind: An Existential Psychoanalytic Anthropology of Urban SHell is…Public Education Harold and Maude. Kermit and Miss Piggy. Bacon and ice cream. Chicken and waffles. Odd couples really are not th...
Chelsea SlackFeb 4, 20171 minThe Art of the Steal, Vol. 1American musicians have been using the rinse and repeat approach to writing songs for centuries. The musical history of the United States...
Chelsea SlackFeb 2, 20173 minBook Review: 31 Ways to Describe a GoatDon’t Let Subpar Writing Get Your Goat There is one thing all of those who work with words have to deal with at some point in time – lack...
Chelsea SlackOct 14, 20165 minThe Times They Are a-Changin': An Aristotelian Defense of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize WinBob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and a large part of the literary world is up in arms. The spinner of songs, which often ope...
Chelsea SlackSep 25, 20165 minOne People, One Justice?Upon approach of the United States Supreme Court building, patrons see the words “Equal Justice Under Law” emblazoned above the entrance....
Chelsea SlackSep 8, 20164 minSantayana’s Catch 22Practically everyone has heard Santayana’s adage, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”[1] History teachers, w...
Chelsea SlackAug 31, 20164 minLogos as Visual and CollaborativeIt seems self-explanatory to say human beings are visual creatures. We think visually. We learn visually. We understand the world in visu...
Chelsea SlackAug 24, 20163 minHeraclitus: The Question of Gender Roles, and our Current Parallel Reality“He’s the guy that talked about rivers, right?” says the average philosophy student asked about Heraclitus. And while flux is arguably th...
Chelsea SpurlockApr 15, 20131 minRights for All? The Effects of the First Amendment on Cyberbullying Policy in ArkansasAs a former public school teacher in Arkansas, especially a full-time journalism teacher, it was vital for me to completely understand th...
Chelsea SpurlockNov 17, 20111 minPrint Media Decline and RenewalI am a former print media journalist. I love the print media – there is just something about holding a newspaper in your hands, picking t...
Chelsea SpurlockOct 15, 20111 minEthical Issues Faced by Small Town Print JournalistsBeing a print journalist in a small town comes with its own distinct challenges – I would know, as the majority of my experience as a wor...
Chelsea SpurlockJul 24, 20111 minPR Case Studies: MattelDuring the first half of the courses for my M.A. at the University of Memphis, my emphasis was in public relations. While studying the pu...
Chelsea SpurlockJul 8, 20111 minPR Case Studies: Jack in the BoxJack in the Box underwent a rebrand in 2009, leaving behind its logo that had been attached to the company since 1980. Many customers met...
Chelsea SpurlockJul 7, 20111 minPR Case Studies: Dr Pepper SnappleDr Pepper Snapple is a relatively new company composed of many old, well-known brands. DPS is an example of a company that has managed an...