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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- 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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- Distraction from dissertation: @ImmunoBoy and I argue about how to drink coffee. And then we discuss whether it affects the odor of urine 16 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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Some post-Watson thoughts
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
The Future is Now: Presentation to the RU Board of Governors
From the WPA listserve (which I just joined a few days ago), Richard Miller’s 7-minute presentation to the Rutger University’s Board of Governors: I would say that the Humanities, in the last 10-20 years, somewhat lost its way in becoming … Continue reading
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Pecha Kucha:
via Johndan Johnson-Eilola, a YouTube video by Daniel Pink on using emotional intelligence in signs, which is an interesting topic in and of itself, but he does the presentation in Pecha Kucha style, where there are 20 slides shown for … Continue reading
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design and typeface
As an editor to OutLines (the OSU Pride Center newsletter) and assistant editor to Teaching with Writing this year, I’ve thought a bit about typefaces more so than in the past. I remember being young and enthusiastic back in 1990 … Continue reading
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