In Harmonium

Being in the main the musings of a Symbolic Anthropologist

Lexical tyranny and the misuse of concepts

Marc | August 23, 2009

I got back two days ago from the TRADOC Senior Leaders Conference, and I am still mulling over the implications of what I saw there.  I have a rather peculiar way to “mull things over” – I set part of my mind in semi-autonomous mode and let it pick away at it until something “appears” [...]

Lies, Damn Lies and Stereotypes

Marc | February 18, 2009

I’ve been thinking about the effects of ‘net interactivity on perception and the formation of meaning systems for a long time now (about 20 years). A lot of this thinking has been focused on population level, structural changes that have taken place, i.e. a shift from redistributive communications systems to reciprocity based communications systems [...]

Notes towards a theory of asymmetric conflict, part 2

Marc | August 14, 2008

[This continues from the previous post]
Linking battle/workspaces into perceptual topologies
In a recent article, Raphaël Baeriswyl, drawing heavily on the work of Jacques Baud, argues that there are six distinct “battlespaces”: topographic space (land, sea), airspace, electromagnetic space, cyberspace, infospace, and human space. Each of these battlespaces has emerged as technological advances has shifted the [...]