Category Archives: English 584 Rhetoric Writing and Identity (Fall 2008)

a belated end of term wrap-up

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Michael

So, after failing to get 15,000 academic words written in November, I created the same goal for December. Beat it early, but never updated my chart: 22,396 / 15,000(149.3%) I thought I’d share some word clouds from my papers this … Continue reading →

Posted in English 504: Emancipatory Composition (Fall 2008), English 584 Rhetoric Writing and Identity (Fall 2008) | 2 Comments

584: Weekly Position Paper #14: Performativity and Subversion: Thomas Beatie Televised in a Gay Bar

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Michael

This is about two weeks old now, but I forgot to post it. In Chapter 7 of Beyond Identity Politics, Moya Lloyd discusses the difference between performance and performativity in order to discuss the potentials for parody as subversion. Performativity, … Continue reading →

Posted in English 584 Rhetoric Writing and Identity (Fall 2008), Identity and Identification, Queer issues and theory | Leave a comment

584: Weekly Position Paper #12: Patriarchy: “A Totality in Process”

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Michael

In Chapter 4 of Beyond Identity Politics: Feminism, Power & Politics, Moya Lloyd explores the tensions between poststructuralism and theories of domination the rely on systemic theories, arguing for a “global strategy” understanding of domination that focuses on “women’s multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in English 584 Rhetoric Writing and Identity (Fall 2008), Feminism, Gender | Leave a comment

584: Weekly Position Paper #11: Questioning the Private Body

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Michael

Three essays in Freedman and Holmes’s collection The Teacher’s Body: Embodiment, Authority, and Identity in the Academy center around pregnancy. All three essays call into question dominant narratives and conceptions surrounding pregnant bodies. Noting the dis-ease of others around her … Continue reading →

Posted in English 584 Rhetoric Writing and Identity (Fall 2008), Feminism, Gender, Privacy, Queer issues and theory | 2 Comments

584: Weekly Position Paper #10: Surplus as Epistemic Sites: Resisting the Tidy Essay

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Michael

In Personally Speaking: Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse, Candace Spigelman argues persuasively for the use of personal experience in academic writing, both by scholars and by students. She offers many reasons and benefits for incorporating personal experiences. Key among … Continue reading →

Posted in English 584 Rhetoric Writing and Identity (Fall 2008) | 1 Comment