Monthly Archives: January 2009

Notes for our presentation today

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Michael

Prepared by Andy and me: XKCD: I’m Not an Idiot Langdon Winner’s blog essays on the philosophy of technology 1. What does Winner mean by “technological somnambulism” (10)? 2. Why is Winner’s book still so relevant? Why haven’t we moved … Continue reading →

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what are our moral responsibilities regarding technology?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Michael

In The Whale and the Reactor, Langdon Winner notes that our culture has severely limited the moral questions that have salience when it comes to technology. As a society, we limit our questions to issues of public safety and health; … Continue reading →

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revisiting the rhetorical situation

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Michael

(We’re [re]reading Bitzer and Vatz for our 602 course on teaching composition. I wrote about these articles before here) In “The Rhetorical Situation,” Lloyd Bitzer makes an interesting statement about utopia: In the best of all possible worlds, there would … Continue reading →

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why we’re almost always talking about the wrong things when we talk about sex

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Michael

As you may be aware, Portland Mayor Sam Adams is under some flack for lying and then admitting about having sex with an 18-year-old. He denied the affair during his campaign, became the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. … Continue reading →

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speaking of digital vs. print

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Michael

I too am bothered by College Composition and Communication‘s decision to put only excerpts to the Re-Visions and Review essays in the print issue and to put the full text online. Go to Deb’s post for a great discussion about … Continue reading →

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