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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Category Archives: Experimental Writing
House of Leaves
Emily just suggested to me House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski, in which text is in all different directions, there are blank pages, and the word house is always in blue. Additionally, the author uses fake sources, blending fiction and … Continue reading
My Meeting with Lisa Ede on Monday
When I emailed Lisa Ede and told her I’d like to meet on Monday, I was planning on shooting off perhaps up to a dozen ideas about what my seminar project would be for this class. However, last night I … Continue reading
A Collage of Citations
This is my first post using WordPress. This blog’s purpose is to house my research for my seminar project for English 595: Language, Technology, and Culture. I orginally got the idea to keep a research log on a blog from … Continue reading