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ENG 640 2: From the Modern to the Postmodern; Lyotard, Bill Readings, and Richard Lanham
Today’s Plan Review Week One Discuss the Readings (Questions, Ideas, Passages) Break Vote / Discussion on Week 15 and 16 books On the Dangers of kNOwing / Becoming Brave Enough to Be Strong Prepping Heidegger Reviewing Last Week We began … Continue reading
ENG 328 1.F: The Lay Out Sins Project
Today’s Plan: Mini-Project 1: The Remake Homework Mini-Project 1: Re-Make It Work For homework I want you to read chapter 3 of the WSINYE, in which Hagen and Golombisky share their “works every time layout.” They outline 7 parts of … Continue reading
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ENG 231 1.F: Defining Procedural Rhetoric (Con’t), Project 1 Preview, List of Games
Today’s Plan Project 1 Preview & List of Games for Project 1 (and maybe 2) Defining Procedural Rhetoric Homework Project 1 Preview The homework that I laid out on Wednesday–due next Monday–is to do a few practice runs with the … Continue reading
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ENG 231 1.W: Bogost, Custer, and Procedural Rhetorical Analysis
Today’s Plan: Defining Rhetoric Bogost Discussion Playing Some Games Homework Reviewing Last Class / Defining Rhetoric Last class I opened arguing by trying to confuse you a bit–the strategy here was to get you thinking in ways to which you … Continue reading
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ENG 328 1.W: Syllabus, Sharing Designs, Layout Sins
Today’s Plan: Syllabus Review Quick Reading Review Sharing Designs Friday’s Class: Photoshop Fundamentals Homework Syllabus Review Hopefully this won’t take too long. Quick Reading Review A few points that stood out to me: The idea that, unlike the fine arts, … Continue reading
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ENG 640 Week 1: Modern Foundations / Postmodern Anticipations
AKA: What is Rhetoric and Why does Modern Philosophy Hate it So Much? Today’s Plan: Intro Activity Discuss Kant, Readings, Herrick, and Ong (6:00-7:15) Break (7:30-7:45) Syllabus (7:45-8:20) and readings discussion For Next Session: Lyotard (8:20 – fin) Intro Activity … Continue reading
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ENG 231 1.M: Welcome, WTF is (Procedural) Rhetoric?
Today’s Plan: Syllabus WTF is Rhetoric? Ian Bogost and Procedurality Homework WTF is(n’t) Rhetoric? Very soon I will ask you to conduct a rhetorical analysis of a video game. Which means you need some sense of what it means to … Continue reading
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ENG 328 1.M: The Basic C.R.A.P.
Today’s Plan: Welcome Visual Rhetoric and Design The Basic C.R.A.P. Homework Welcome I’ve got a quick Google Form for you to complete. A Quick Intro: Why Learn Design? First, a little bit about me. My undergraduate degree is in British … Continue reading
ENG 301 15.R: Cover Letters
Today’s Plan: Next Week’s Class Peer Review Resumes Drafting Cover Letters Optional: Building a Linkedin Profile Cover Letters Let’s start off with some basic advice. Writer’s checklist. Focused paragraphs. But let’s talk follow-up (FlexJobs). But first, a scene. A few … Continue reading
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ENG 301 13.R: Resumes
Rhetorically Constructing Resumes When I teach resumes at the undergraduate level, I emphasize the importance of an rhetorical approach. Rhetoric here means two things to me: First, it means that I attempt to read what the other person wants, thinks, … Continue reading