About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Apple’s new iPad
So on Wednesday, Apple unveiled their much anticipated iPad. Yes, there are a variety of limitations (the name, flash incompatibility, sticking with AT&T’s 3G network, no stylus, limited ability to multitask), but there are so many things about this device … Continue reading
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Wysocki et al (2004): Writing New Media
Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition by Geoffrey Sirc My rating: 5 of 5 stars In this fine collection, Wysocki, Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Sirc provide a chapter or two each arguing about … Continue reading
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Wednesday will be like Christmas
A few weeks ago I blogged about new ereading devices. Since then Plastic Logic has unveiled the QUE reader, which looks pretty cool. I was anticipating a flexible screen since I heard of Plastic Logic a few years ago, but … Continue reading
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Johnson-Eilola (1997): Nostalgic Angels
Nostalgic Angels: Rearticulating Hypertext Writing by Johndan Johnson-Eilola My rating: 5 of 5 stars While the examples Johnson-Eilola uses in Nostalgic Angels to discuss hypertext are dated (e.g., the 1990s program HyperCard), his arguments seem to be just as salient … Continue reading
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Latour (1993): We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern by Bruno Latour My rating: 5 of 5 stars This summary is probably going to be a bit flawed and definitely elides some of Latour’s critical moves. I really enjoyed reading this, and thought it … Continue reading
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