Browsing the archives for the irony category

Still Here

22 Feb, 2009 in irony by

I have not forgotten you, my loyal readers. I shall return.

McCain the Ironist

26 Mar, 2008 in Barack Obama, irony, John McCain, postirony by

Neal Gabler has written an interesting analysis of the McCain campaign for the NYT: Seeming to view himself and the whole political process with a mix of amusement and bemusement, Mr. McCain is an ironist wooing a group of individuals [journalists] who regard ironic detachment more highly than sincerity or seriousness. He may be the […]

McCain the Ironist

26 Mar, 2008 in Barack Obama, irony, John McCain, postirony by

Neal Gabler has written an interesting analysis of the McCain campaign for the NYT: Seeming to view himself and the whole political process with a mix of amusement and bemusement, Mr. McCain is an ironist wooing a group of individuals [journalists] who regard ironic detachment more highly than sincerity or seriousness. He may be the […]

Cognitive Science and Irony

23 Feb, 2008 in cogntive science, irony, postirony by

I usually hate these sorts of thing, but the Stanford Humanities Center had a great conference on Friday on cognitive science and literature. I unfortunately could only attend the morning session on irony, which featured Herb Clark (Psychology, Stanford), Joshua Landy (French, Stanford), and Elaine Scarry (English, Harvard) and was chaired by Lanier Anderson (Philosophy, […]

Cognitive Science and Irony

23 Feb, 2008 in cogntive science, irony, postirony by

I usually hate these sorts of thing, but the Stanford Humanities Center had a great conference on Friday on cognitive science and literature. I unfortunately could only attend the morning session on irony, which featured Herb Clark (Psychology, Stanford), Joshua Landy (French, Stanford), and Elaine Scarry (English, Harvard) and was chaired by Lanier Anderson (Philosophy, […]