CUNY Academic Commons | matthew finston | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/mfinston/activity/ Activity feed for matthew finston. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 f3679aeecea19c39fe58222e4a4ce580 matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/12/03/killing-time/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:20:37 -0500  

Having a love/hate relationship with games, gaming addiction, computer games, iPhone apps, etc. I felt that the readings this week touched on some interesting ideas. One thing Ito’s and Bittanti’s “Gaming” […]

]]> 099e48b83c00ba12477a43ebf3a40a50 matthew finston commented on the post, Asking the right questions?, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/20/asking-the-right-questions/#comment-510 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:39:16 -0500 It is interesting that “alienation” has served as a foundational Marxist critique of capitalism. The Marxists argue political economies are dependent on the alienation of labor. In order to produce wealth, bodies […]

]]> cac0730958556c55edb56ba2b45cadca matthew finston commented on the post, I share, therefore, I am, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/20/i-share-therefore-i-am/#comment-504 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:33:32 -0500 “At times (in both her reading and the TED Talk) it felt as though we (her readers and viewers) were like a child being scolded for something that is non-intentional but certainly controllable.” I agree. I think […]

]]> be652f4254a45ae40a8d9079e4858c9d matthew finston commented on the post, The Silence of the Hop-Scotchers, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/15/the-silence-of-the-hop-scotchers/#comment-493 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:18:09 -0500 No! no! Do not hesitate John! Strike down the Turkles where they stand! Sorry, I know that was a bit dramatic. But I agree with your criticisms of Turkle. For me, this reading was problematic on so many levels. I […]

]]> 3223f9d1b21608e5429431cbe555f86e matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/19/thank-you-sherry-turkle/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:58:00 -0500 SOO, I know it is not my turn to go….but I couldn’t resist.

I think we can start off by saying that Turkle’s alarmist “Alone Together” is problematic. I think it would be useful to consider: Sherry, why […]

]]> 69f387328bc5c481c96a3f4dc1d8d71e matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/15/smbc/ Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:50:41 -0500 Thumbnail

 

I thought I would share this in reaction to the “information is beautiful” site. I think it might be hard to see the image. I suggest clicking on the […]

]]> af8a99ca1c7876f4147924eb79a16b24 matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/12/is-technology-an-i-it-relationship-or-an-i-thou-relationship/ Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:22:58 -0500 Last week, we discussed in class whether our involvement with “social media” was a reflection of a trend towards narcissism. On the surface, I believe we came to the conclusion that social networking sites like […]

]]> 3cf03dec7570dd12f2c5048278b6e962 matthew finston commented on the post, Miller, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/06/miller/#comment-342 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:31:54 -0500 It seems that disidentification plays a remarkable role in how we shape our identities. It seems that disidentification is also pedagogical. What we are exposed to at a young age, especially the movies, books, […]

]]> b1b5c4b3155da9e5a60cac2e316bc273 matthew finston commented on the post, Viegener, and the Unabashed Narcissim of Facebook, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/04/viegener-and-the-unabashed-narcissim-of-facebook/#comment-341 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:23:44 -0500 Why does it have to be a younger you that would ‘retweet’ Viegener’s post? I think you do pose an interesting problem. But I am wondering if academics are too quick to denigrate “Facebook” “Twitter” as a cite for […]

]]> 7554c0387f879bd08e8a89ae5cdc8d7b matthew finston commented on the post, 25 (not so random) Reflections of Matias Viegener's 2500 Random Things About Me Too (and me!), on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/29/25-not-so-random-reflections-of-matias-viegeners-2500-random-things-about-me-too-and-me/#comment-292 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:29:44 -0400 John, I think you put it so clearly. And I never heard of apophenia until now. You have just opened up a whole new world for me, Thanks!

]]> 3f9eba3c8c65b32ffd8f8579d4c160a4 matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/29/25-not-so-random-reflections-of-matias-viegeners-2500-random-things-about-me-too-and-me/ Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:17:22 -0400 25 (not so random) Reflections of Matias Viegener’s 2500 Random Things About Me Too

1) A review of a text is an act of synthesis. It seems inappropriate to imbue synthesis into Viegeger’s lists, but as […]

]]> 7f66404940c894dce3f0c1d72403901b matthew finston commented on the post, Synthesis, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/22/synthesis/#comment-219 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:51:25 -0400 Reading this clarifies the stakes of your project. On one hand you subscribe to the ideology of biological determinism, on the other growing research has demonstrated the limitations of a purely biological way of […]

]]> 0bc6c8088c7c2cab1775c5f2b209ef01 matthew finston commented on the post, Hearing Voices , on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/23/hearing-voices/#comment-218 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:21:32 -0400 I totally agree. Reading Agnes jacket was useful for my thinking about my own project. I was surprised that this radical approach to voice hearing is taking place.

]]> e80bb671dc33ee0765616a06c9414926 matthew finston commented on the post, Email Addresses, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/16/email-addresses/#comment-178 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:30:07 -0400 not sure I can edit this post:
email: mcf295@nyu.edu

]]> af955fa266931543d8d4d7751401b551 matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/16/lowboy-mccarthy-foucault-hustvedt-too-much-coffee/ Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:52:56 -0400 Both of our readings this week discuss schizophrenics from different perspectives but deal with similar issues. John Wray’s Lowboy represents a phenomenological approach to schizophrenia; Simon McCarthy-Jones’ […]

]]> 72b0542eb0a7f6738043f5b223de2a2a matthew finston commented on the post, Fun Home and Carter, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/09/fun-home-and-carter/#comment-123 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:15:43 -0400 I think you are right to suggest that Allison Bechdel’s use of her father’s disclosure of identity is in fact a way for her to trace the multiplicity of identity. She is using her father to better understand […]

]]> 0673cbeceb92ba6fc956ec11a694bf57 matthew finston commented on the post, Fun Home and Rita Carter, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/08/fun-home-and-rita-carter/#comment-120 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:21:59 -0400 I agree that characterizing Mr. Bechdel as having MPD would be incorrect. Clearly, Allison is struggling with this notion of homosexuality as she is beginning to identify with and placing the same “label” on her […]

]]> c2e574a889eb463ce3e512c674a71817 matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/02/457/ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:48:12 -0400

]]> 1eb6af2bb5aae9d9fd87942a2b21713a matthew finston commented on the post, Understanding the Myth, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/02/understanding-the-myth/#comment-72 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:44:40 -0400 I think you are right in both instances. McAdams seems to be using the term “myth” in a figurative sense but also I think that he uses the term in a way that would also incite your “turned off feeling,” although I […]

]]> ef05231b6a72097e278ef489b86a86ab matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/01/424/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:47:42 -0400 As I mentioned in class, I entitled my concentration at Gallatin while at NYU “Narrative Theory.” I thought this was an apt title for a numerous reasons. It sounded exotic enough. And it suggested the study of […]

]]> 2958247c7c76b3d30bd505cb7bbb5c32 matthew finston commented on the post, The Dialogue , on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/24/the-dialogue/#comment-57 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:10:12 -0400 Yeah, I like the second conversation. I kind of want to see how these guys perceive their work. What do they hope to get out of it. What are their politics, their aspirations, motivations, feelings of insecurity. […]

]]> 25a691e6c9771f5415117183e37c0f77 matthew finston commented on the post, Out of our Heads, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/24/out-of-our-heads/#comment-56 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:04:30 -0400 On page 83 Noe writes “Without language it would be impossible to, surely, to think about the question of whether I had breakfast the morning of November 1, 1974, for it is language itself, with its implicit […]

]]> 3a2f23ad5a225e1f3785b8b981dfcb9e matthew finston commented on the post, Susan Blackmore's The Self Illusion, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/16/susan-blackmores-the-self-illusion/#comment-27 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:40:45 -0400 I have to disagree with you, respectively. First of all, she does say at 16:31 “If this is true, it may not be . . . this is the scientist in me coming out. Have an idea have a hypothesis . . .”, in which “she” […]

]]> ed050efe353e9d3e496d289b97d9d7fb matthew finston commented on the post, The 'Conscious' Performance, on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/17/the-conscious-performance/#comment-26 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:02:44 -0400 Great stuff. I have to agree with you here. I was bored with the Damasio’s text. But I also had a change of heart when I paid attention to his style. Both Self comes to mind and the feeling of what happens both […]

]]> e82bdd08d238b9441f22a2d4a31123ff matthew finston wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self http://inventingself.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/17/narrative-and-damasio/ Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:36:58 -0400 In “Self Comes to Mind,” Damasio employs literary techniques such as simile, metaphor, and analogy virtually on every page. While reading this text, I first was interested in defining all of Damasio’s key terms. I […]

]]> 79849879c503488294837f1f451416db matthew finston joined the group American Studies: Theory and Methods https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/220507/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:30:05 -0400 c4ac3c8861f5b07a0923bb9520d3631a matthew finston became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/217929/ Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:44:01 -0400