Archive for August, 2009
Sissyboy documentary
When I lived in Oregon, one of my favorite events was going to see a Sissyboy performance: a troupe of drag queens and gender benders who really took the culture of shame to task and messed with gender and social norms on stage. It was one of the most entertaining and queer events I’ve ever [...]
where did the time go?
Fall term starts today. Year Two is about to begin, or I guess has begun. Time is flying. It should be a fun and interesting year: I’m working as a composition assistant this year, have an RA position with Stuart Selber—and because of these two things, I’m not teaching this term, which will be a [...]
Barney Frank’s refusal
In Rhetorical Refusals, John Schilb discusses how some rhetors have refused to meet audience expectations about the norms of discourse or genre; usually, this refusal is deliberate, and rhetors draw upon higher principles to justify their refusal. Often, in rhetorical refusals, the rhetor is attempting to persuade their audience to make a judgment about another [...]
this is a reminder
to myself to blog about how awesome of a teaching experience I had this summer.
