J R Osborn

Biographic Data

ID136490
NAMEJ R Osborn
GIVEN NAMESJ R
FAMILY NAMEOsborn
SIGNATUREOSBORN J R
AFFILIATIONSGeorgetown University
ORCID0000-0001-5622-022X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Codification and power in postmodern, post-normal times

    Open AccessGordon C Chang, J R OsbornARTICLEJournal of Political Power2026

    This essay develops a perspective on power by linking Jean Baudrillard’s theory of simulacra to theories of reality construction through a model of codification. Drawing on historical materials from Revolution and Witchcraft: The Code of Ideology in Unsettled Times and contemporary cases, it shows how allusion, illusion, and delusion operate through processual social constructions. Allusive codification draws power from authority, illusive codifi…

  • The Zimbabwean Maverick

    J R OsbornARTICLEJournal of the African Literature…2023

    The Zimbabwean Maverick: dambudzo Marechera and Utopian Thinking." Journal of the African Literature Association, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2

  • Museum Trajectories and Problems of Evidence in Public Discourse

    Open AccessB Jules-Rosette, J R OsbornARTICLEMuseum Anthropology2020Cited by: 1References: 7

    As conservators of heritage and protectors of patrimony, museums are key players in public discourse about national identity and collective memory. The cultural roles and meanings of the museum as an institution are changing in relationship to local and global currents. Factors include the adoption of digital technologies, the repatriation of cultural artifacts, and the opening of new blockbuster museums. This special issue ofMuseum Anthropologyb…

  • AfAA Student Paper Awards

    Open AccessB Jules-Rosette, Bennetta Jules‐rosette et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2019

  • The Pilgrimage Project

    Open AccessJ R Osborn, Evan Barba et al.ARTICLEArts and Humanities in Higher…2017References: 4

    This article presents the Pilgrimage Model as a template for educators wishing to lead students on site-specific studies of engaged learning. During the 2015–2016 academic year, a group of Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff pursued the Pilgrimage Project, a year-long pedagogical experiment in interdisciplinary education and speculative design. Students researched Georgetown’s historic Old North building from a variety of disciplin…

  • AfAA Student Paper Awards

    Open AccessJ R Osborn, Jean Osborn et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2016

  • Helvetica and the New York City Subway System

    J R OsbornARTICLEDesign and Culture2012

  • Enfoldment and Infinity

    J R OsbornARTICLEDesign and Culture2011

    (2011). Enfoldment and Infinity: An Islamic Genealogy of New Media Art, by Laura U. Marks. Design and Culture: Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 409-411

  • Narratives of Arabic Script

    J R OsbornARTICLEDesign and Culture2009Cited by: 1References: 2

    The histories and practices of Arabic calligraphy and Arabic typography are richly intertwined, and this paper explores the narratives in which Arabic letter designers situate their work. It highlights two sites of Arabic lettering practice: the design firm of Syntax Digital in Amman, Jordan and the Institute of Traditional Islamic Arts at al-Balqa’ Applied University in Salt, Jordan. In dialogue with site representatives, the presentation explor…

  • Arabesque

    J R OsbornARTICLEDesign and Culture2009

    Arabesque: Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia, by Ben Wittner and Sascha Thomas." Design and Culture, 1(1), pp. 147–148

  • Spectacular Colleges and Spectacular Rankings

    Open AccessGordon C Chang, J R OsbornARTICLEJournal of Consumer Culture2005Cited by: 5References: 10

    This article applies Guy Debord's theory of the spectacle to the institutional field of contemporary American higher education. Our case study examines the US News & World Report system of college rankings, which has come to acquire a powerful role in determining exchange values among colleges and universities. Based on a document analysis of 12 issues of the USN, we present three processes by which it accomplishes the construction of the ranking…