One-Word Dictionary

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A book opened and on the left page is the Broadcasting definition: The practice of giving broadcasting time to individuals and groups who wish the present programmes of their devising, free of management by the broadcasting orga. And on the right page is a photo of a hand holding a portable radio

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"It was in his mouth?" This is always the immediate reaction to whatever I re-tell the story of the boy who threw up in a coffee shop, kept it in his mouth, and then stood still while his mommy looked on the table, under the table, the hard wood floor, his sweater, his pants, his shoes, his hair, behind him, on the hard wood floor again, before she finally asked "Well, where is it?" And then his relatively clear response, "Mommy, it's in my mouth." What a polite and considerate boy, I thought. - quote from Access

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By BRONSON STAMP

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What I am focused on for my thesis is taking a look at the differences in and the merging of a word’s definition, meaning, and concept. More specifically, how the dictionary (admittedly) only supplies the definition and how that may limit our use (or range) of the word by serving concrete and often terse explanations. Then taking the stories born from that exploration to create projects of cultural/political/social/historical/contemporary/ lyrical relevance.