Category Archives: Affect

Thankful for Marzipan!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Michael

As I wrote about a few posts ago, I meant to write some thankful for posts, but never got around to it. In that post, I expressed my gratitude for my awesome colleagues. Well, here’s a quick post about my … Continue reading →

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Some post-Watson thoughts

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Michael

I’m in a coffee shop in Louisville, thinking about the conference, what I learned, and what I missed. I’m bummed that I got into town Thursday afternoon, in time to miss some cool talks Thursday that I wanted to see. … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Design, Ethics, New Media, Teaching Composition | 1 Comment

stuff white people like

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Michael

While I was visiting Michigan State’s campus last week, quite a few grad students were talking about the blog Stuff White People Like. When I got back home, I checked it out. It’s an hilarious site that chronicles the behaviors … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Blogs, Ethics, publics, Race | 6 Comments

notes from the interblags: the childish edition

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Michael

I want to write extensively on these, but given time constraints, I’ll just give some links and let you think, with perhaps a bit of musing from myself: • There is a viral video going around that is supposed to … Continue reading →

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what makes this election different, plus the monopoly on “change” and “hope”

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Michael

I think this election cycle is exciting for a variety of reasons, but one of them is the ways in which individuals and groups not attached to the campaigns are remixing and creating content, posting it on the web, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Internet culture, publics, Remixing, Visual Rhetoric | 4 Comments