About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
This blog serves as a place to think through things, record thoughts, share interesting stuff, and hold conversations. Welcome!
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- Michael on Cynthia Nixon: "It’s a Choice"
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- Fraternity student suing fraternity for allowing someone at party to put bottle rocket up his own ass http://t.co/Bz4TGrRd 1 day ago
- "Hughes also owed plaintiff and others on the ATO deck a duty of care not to drink under age, or to fire bottle rockets out of his anus." 1 day ago
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Monthly Archives: May 2007
digital data storage goes organic?
After reading Boing Boing for a few weeks now, I’m left wondering how I ever lived without it (probably with a few extra free minutes a day). Yesterday, Boing Boing points to an article about using genetic material for data … Continue reading
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great website full of ads and gender
I’m working on a performance art piece for Queer Vox as part of this year’s Pride Week at OSU. My performance/presentation will revolve around gender and the sexualization of youth — and a hopefully well-done deconstruction of it. I came … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Gender, Literacy, Visual Literacy
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a fair(y) use tale
via Dennis Jerz, a YouTube video using images from Disney movies to explain copyright and fair use. Well done, creative, and informative!
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jealous, lonely, and out west
I’ve never wanted to be in Detroit so bad. When I was at 4C’s, everyone was telling me I should go to Computers and Writing, but really, it’s timing is bad. We’re in the middle of week seven (out of … Continue reading
Posted in Thesis work
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perfect day for reading kerouac in the quad?
Sitting in my office this morning, I thought it would be the perfect day to go out in the quad and finish Dharma Bums, but once there, I was reminded what week it was. There, in the center of the … Continue reading
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