Category Archives: English 584 Postcritical Perspectives in Literacy Studies (Spring 2009)

English 30 reflections post #3 and my own reading experiences

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Michael

I’ve been meaning to journal about teaching English 30 a bit more frequently this term, but just haven’t been forcing myself to write this term like I have in the past. So far, I’m excited about the strong conversations my … Continue reading →

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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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English 30 reflections post #1

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Michael

This term, as I’ve discussed a bit before, I’m teaching Honors Rhetoric and Composition1 as part of the University’s project with Sony. We are checking out Sony’s ebook Reader and doing most of our course’s readings on this — either … Continue reading →

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Baron: “From Pencils to Pixels” (1999)

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Michael

In “Pencils to Pixels,” Dennis Baron argues that “the computer is simply the latest step in a long line of writing technologies” (17). He shows, through explaining the adoptions of the pencil, the telegraph, the telephone, and the typewriter, that … Continue reading →

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