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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Reading Marx
Following yesterday’s cat theme – I discovered today that Miu Miu is her mother’s daughter. I’m so proud! I doubt there are many people who can claim their pet has read Das Kapital.
I love my cat.
It all began very early this morning when I was looking for something else entirely on Adfreak and came across a blog post about cats getting a PR overhaul. It seems not everyone loves cats as much as me. Wierdos. … Continue reading
Stand by your method
I’m not a linguist. Phew. I had a minor set-to last week with the discourse analysis section of my consumer interviews, which has knock affects on the overall final structure of the thesis. Being so near the to the end, … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, discourse, Foucault, method, Stuart Hall, Tammy Wynette
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The Apprentice
My favourite reality TV show of all time is still C4’s Chaos at the Châteaux, about the couple who went to Slovakia to open a boutique hotel. When the producers discovered the living legends that are Ann & David, they … Continue reading