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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- Max Spiegel on 584: Weekly Position Paper #6: Why Do White People Claim They Have No Culture?
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- Drew Kopp on Call for CCCarnival: Sirc’s “Resisting Entropy”
- Russell, David. “Activity Theory and Its Implications for Writing Instruction.” In Reconceiving Writing, Rethinking Writing Instruction. Ed. Joseph Petraglia. (Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum,1995): 51-78. « New Seeds on Call for CCCarnival: Sirc’s “Resisting Entropy”
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- Dear cousin: heaven didn't send you your baby. Your fertility and your boyfriend's unwrapped penis did. 1 hr ago
- Distraction from dissertation: @ImmunoBoy and I argue about how to drink coffee. And then we discuss whether it affects the odor of urine 4 hrs ago
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- Come fall, I think I should see a neurologist about these migraines. 1 day ago
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
homo christmas
One of my favorite bands, queercore Pansy Division, on Christmas (lyrics NSFW):
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the iowa winter
It’s kinda gloomy here today in southwest Iowa. I stole myself away from the parents’ farm to get some wireless internet fix at the tiny public library. The vacation’s been nice so far… read some old journal articles I’ve been … Continue reading
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End of term cleansing
So a pic for you. At the end of the term, I hadn’t shaved in two weeks. Felt gross. Decided I needed to cleanse myself of the term by shaving my face and dying my hair back to red. It … Continue reading
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what a term! whew!
I’m sitting with a cup of coffee about to head out of town for break. So, it’s time for a way-too-brief reflection on the term that just ended and I thought would kill nearly everyone I know. Well, that’s hyperbolic. … Continue reading
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friendly in what ways?
The PSU Daily Collegian reported last week that Penn State earned five starts for its LGBT-friendly learning environment according to Campus Pride. The report is based on programming and services, so it doesn’t accurately reflect the “friendly learning environment.” As … Continue reading
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