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Insignificant Wranglings
Category Archives: theory-in-practice
New Media Rhetoric and Wikipedia
I thought I would share my conference proposal for International Society for the History of Rhetoric conference. I have a feeling its probably a bit too contemporary (ie, it mentions computers) for this conference, but there’s no harm in trying. … Continue reading
Posted in burke, corder, digital-media, diss, presentation, rhetoric, technology, theory, theory-in-practice, wiki, wikipedia
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New Media Rhetoric
The first paragraph of George Oates’ recent A List Apart article “Community: From Little Things, Big Thigns Grow” reflects something I’ve been trying to articulate for a few years: People don’t like being told what to do. We like to … Continue reading
Posted in digital-media, diss, rhetoric, teaching, technology, theory-in-practice
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Future of Sports
For the past few years I’ve been arguing that the steroids controversy in baseball is about much more that the purity of sport- it touches the incredible transformations medical science will bring to biology. It is about our relationship to … Continue reading
Posted in posthuman, science, sports, theory-in-practice
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Sometimes the “Rhetoric of Change” Really Means Change
I wanted to share Norm Scheiber’s article “The Audacity of Data” on Obama’s economic theory. It seems that Obama strays from traditional political philosophy in favor of something which Scheiber labels as “non-ideological” but which I might refer to as … Continue reading
Posted in bordieu, complexity, obama, politics, rhetoric, theory, theory-in-practice
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del.icio.us (victory-is-mine)
Meg and I are preparing for our first real date since Rowan was born (6 months)- tonight’s Ben Folds concert. I wish I saw him with the Five, but I’m still excited for the show. I just sent of a … Continue reading
Posted in computers-and-writing, del.icio.us, diss, theory-in-practice, victory-is-mine, writing-tech
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Reputation as Ethos for the Responsible Netizen
I picked up the quizercise from Karl Stolley (who, I am pretty sure, just adapted Janice Lauer’s “writing opportunity”): every Monday, before we begin discussing the week’s readings, I ask students some kind of question that calls on them to … Continue reading
Posted in 106blog, digital-media, internet, jobmarket, productive mess, teaching, theory-in-practice, writing-tech
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A Sign of the Apocolypse
I had another post written up and ready to go last night, when I came across this NYTimes article on a chef suing several posh New York restaurants for stealing her menu. I laughed it off, dismissed it as crazy, … Continue reading
Ignorance is Bliss
Last night our dulah said “The more civilized you are, the harder it is to give birth.” We we talking about Lamaze, breathing strategies, and how to remain focused during labor. The key seems to be to shut your consciousness … Continue reading
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