Dr. Amy Darnell

Dr. Amy Darnell

Assistant Professor, Speech Communication * Visual and Performance Studies

Dr. Amy Darnell RSS Feed
 
 
 
 

Archive for September, 2008

Paul Newman January 26, 1925- September 26, 2008

I adored this man.  I cannot begin to put into words the numbness I’ve felt after finding out Saturday morning he was gone.  I thought of his wife Joanne Woodward.  When I joined Chi Omega I was tickled at the thought that Joanne was one of my sisters.  I thought of Robert Redford.  The two […]

Ole Miss

I would be remiss to not make note of how significant Friday night’s debate was, between John McCain and Barack Obama. More and more reports show that there are a significant number of Americans who admit that they cannot bring themselves to vote for a black man for President. That is– well, it’s […]

Come to London in 2009!

I’m honored to be teaching in London with Partners in International Education.  The Summer in London Program 2009 courses, course descriptions, and syllabi are now available for you to view at their website:  http://www.ie2uk.com

 
Go to the Classes/Schedules prompt for more information.

What are you?

A new report in the Wall Street Journal evaluates each of the states and the personality traits that the people of that state seem to have.  Be sure to follow the link below and look at  the interactive map.  Do you want to live in a conscientiousness state?  Then go to New Mexico or North […]

Smiley Face Anniversary

Maybe you use this     :) 
Or this       =)
Maybe you stick out your tongue  
Or maybe you have had a bad day   :’(
Or maybe you wear glasses  
Or you want to kiss someone  :*
Whatever the manner or message, on this day, the first smiley face was sent in an electronic message. 
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/09/dayintech_0919?npu=1&mbid=yhp

Ernie Davis, Nike, and Visual Appropriation

Ernie Davis was the first black football player to win the Heisman Trophy.  Recently, on the campus of Syracuse University, Ernie Davis was immortalized in bronze.  There’s just one small problem– his football cleat featured the globally recognized swoosh of Nike.  How long will it be before Nike’s swoosh makes its way into all of […]

Politics and “Truthiness”

I think Stephen Colbert’s truthiness is really getting a run for its money in this election. Check out the link below for this campaign season’s fact-checking machine.
The Annenberg Political Fact Check http://www.factcheck.org/just-the-facts/.html
Stephen Colbert introduces truthiness