Stories about "What I Mean When I Say"
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What I Mean When I Say: Katharine Ott and ‘Harmonic’
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 11:59 am
Harmonic functions help explain physical phenomena like heat conduction and fluid flow, says Associate Professor of Mathematics Katharine Ott.
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What I Mean When I Say: Joshua Rubin and ‘emergence’
Friday, November 30, 2018 11:28 am
As a scholarly term, "emergence" can explain political upheaval, a new fashion sense, or a good rugby match.
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What I Mean When I Say: Charles Nero and ‘Camp’
Thursday, October 25, 2018 1:36 pm
Think Judy Garland, Meet Me In St. Louis, and, maybe, gentrification.
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What I Mean When I Say: Stephanie Pridgeon and ‘testimony’
Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:18 am
”It gets into some pretty juicy issues of identity politics and the ways in which people understand themselves.”
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What I Mean When I Say: Paul Shea and ‘bubble’
Friday, January 26, 2018 11:44 am
What do the Great Recession and Tulip Mania have in common?
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What I Mean When I Say: Susan Dewsnap and ‘bat’
Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:56 pm
A bat can be a nocturnal mammal, or a home-run hitter. For Susan Dewsnap, it's an important piece of pottery equipment.
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What I Mean When I Say: Gina Fatone and ‘utterance’
Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:08 am
For most of us, an utterance is a spoken expression. For Bates ethnomusicologist Gina Fatone, the term is both broader and more specific.
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What I Mean When I Say: ‘Host,’ with Lee Abrahamsen
Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:55 am
You can host a party. You can host a TV show. But in Bates biologist Lee Abrahamsen’s profession, you’re more likely to host a parasite.
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What I Mean When I Say: ‘Agency,’ with Emily Kane
Thursday, March 16, 2017 11:57 am
For Professor of Sociology Emily Kane, the word "agency" frequently describes not a place but a state of being.
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What I Mean When I Say: ‘Negotiate,’ with Alex Dauge-Roth
Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:29 pm
Alexandre Dauge-Roth researches the narratives of survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. When he uses the word “negotiate,” what does he mean?