Blog Posts
Posts cover a broad range of topics pertaining to my current research and personal interests. I try to post regularly, but recent and current projects have taken some time away from that frequency. New posts are announced via Mastodon. You can also subscribe via your favorite feed aggregator.
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Bricolage Blocks and Buddhist Bricoleurs
Reframing the mining and crafting of blocks in Minecraft as making do with sampled sourced material can help us rethink and reconsider concepts like bricolage and techniques like upāya.
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Illuminating the Shadows
Piratical databases of electronic texts challenge the structures that otherwise keep such material closed off and inaccessible. These so-called shadow libraries help push for a more informed, creative, and critical society that hinges upon accessibility rather than censorship and control.
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The Right to Copy in the Context of Religion
Even under the notion or guise of sanctity, access and control are still very closely tied to power structures and the hierarchies that establish and regulate them, and copyright law has played a large role in how this has developed.
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Mashup Toys and Creative Destruction
Sid’s mashup toys in Toy Story are a clear example of the creative-destructive processes underlying cultural innovation.
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Kissing the Earth with Our Feet
Thich Nhat Hanh’s life and teachings remind us of the importance of being present in our lives and that everything is always constantly changing rather than being created or destroyed.
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A Slippery Antevasin, Betwixt and Between
Dwelling between the old and the new can provide a contemplative space where we might slow down and become more attuned to our senses and surroundings as we prepare for what’s next.