Don’t Be Basic. Be Intercontextual.
In the vast web of meanings deeply woven across space and a never-ending reach of time, flutters an utterance that dances with volitional force. Such a force moves nations to war and mothers to their infants. We can become lost through the push and pull dance of meaning and the actions that fan out as points that glow—ones wanting recognition. Braving one’s gaze upon such a glow is not without caution. Once pricked by an attentive glance a revelation unfolds like a tale. Willing disciples of inquiry will find a tale whose significance is only understood deeply by those who intercontextually dig. Rupturing through the layers of intersecting pieces of discourse linked yet to other layers eventually leads to complexity in modeling, design, theory building, and abstraction. Now go forth and be intercontexted in examinations, explorations, and endeavors. Don’t just walk on the surface boundaries; wonder how the next foothold is supported as you travel along your path.
Author: WVF
Explore the multimodal discursive landscapes that comprise the ways we accomplish things. From the mundane to the sacred, the micro to the macro, the social spaces are actionable and traceable. Discover, document, describe, and define the complex ways we perform the art of being human.
Farm or Bunker
The word “silo” is used frequently in higher ed. Is it an acronym of varying sorts? A job title? Could there be a superior intelligent liaison officer of administration managing the enterprise of the academe? Are our “silos” spaces to keep things safe? Is this where we place and store a successful yield-a research bounty-for distribution? Or are they disciplinary fortresses designed to hoard treasures and prevent others from sharing? Or at most sinister and at odds with the mandate of improving the human condition, did we build these with an idea to destroy others from a distance? The word “silo” is frequently used in higher ed. How do you use the word?