April 15th, 2008 / 4:30 pm
Is there a relationship between the authenticity or level of positive critical reception of literature which uses realistic dialouge according to CA and turn-taking structure mechanisms? In other words, could we use adherence to Conversation and Discourse Analysis of literature which involves dialouge to judge its potential demographic appeal?Would a restrospective analysis of critical acclaimed
April 9th, 2008 / 2:24 pm
About a month ago the following article appeared in the New York Times, describing the boom of womb surrogacy as valid employement option in India. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/world/asia/10surrogate.html The implicit customer/consumer in the transaction is a white upper to middle class western woman. The product is... what? A person? An infant? Time? Care labor? Part of the ripple in the
March 25th, 2008 / 7:13 pm
Is there something special about the adult entertainment industry (aside from the obvious funding) which makes an especially unique and prolific breeding ground for new media delivery growth? Simple monetary resources do not explain these abilities, media delivery of sexual content is not a necessity for life. Food is. Have we made similar leaps in food chemistry, and delivery technologies?
March 23rd, 2008 / 8:44 pm