Tag Archives: rhetoric

From Cynicism to Kynicism to Kinecism: Moving Bodies and Engendering Change

Posted on June 20, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Hi! Below is a rough draft of a panel proposal for RSA 2016. Donnie J. Sackey and I are looking for a few more people to join the panel–if there is enough interest, and we get 6+ people, then we … Continue reading →

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Rhetorical Theory 5.1 / Lanham, Grassi, and the Strong/Humanist Defense

Posted on February 3, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today in class we will: Invest some time in moving content into the new reading notes Google Doc Discuss the Superbowl ads Discuss the strong defense of rhetoric Reading Grid I emailed out a new grid prior to class. I … Continue reading →

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Rhetorical Theory 1.2: Walter Ong

Posted on January 8, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

We’ve got a number of things to address in today’s class: First, I want to introduce four terms to help us think about philosophy, rhetoric, and language Second, we need to discuss the Ong reading Third, I want to go … Continue reading →

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Listening, Passivity, and/as Ethics

Posted on November 22, 2014 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

This morning a tweet caught my attention: Loved hearing Albers and Harste speak about reclaiming writing #ncte14 #reclaimthejoy #literacies pic.twitter.com/ifqU0mEdTY — Jon Wargo (@wargojon) November 22, 2014 I haven’t read Albers and Harste before, so I’ll have to track down … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric & Gaming Week 1 / Class 2

Posted on August 27, 2014 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today we need to: Twitter 101 Talk about Ebert Talk about games and the Canon Provide preface to Aristotle’s Poetics Introduce Google Docs for the Gaming Journal Twitter 101 The #, the @, and the DM Ebert: Focusing on his … Continue reading →

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