About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
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Category Archives: Queer issues and theory
Cooper’s interview with Shirvell
It’s rare that I really respect how someone on cable news interviews someone, but Anderson Cooper hits Michigan’s assistant attorney general Andrew Shrivell with hard questions, calling him out with clear, reasoned definitions of “cyberbullying,” “personal,” and “bigot.” Shirvell’s performance … Continue reading
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“Humor is also a way of saying something serious”
This is good for a few laughs (and maybe even tears):
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how we construct the “other” as the biased ones
After Judge Walker’s decision that Proposition 8 in California is unconstitutional, the rumors have begun: Is he gay? For instance, here’s a clip from CNN (via Pam’s House Blend): On PHB, Pam Spaulding asks, “In what universe is the sexual … Continue reading
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Bersani (1995): Homos
Homos by Leo Bersani My rating: 5 of 5 stars I largely picked up Leo Bersani’s Homos because it is well known in queer theory for the formulation of the anti-social thesis, which posits that there is something inherently anti-social … Continue reading
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homo christmas
One of my favorite bands, queercore Pansy Division, on Christmas (lyrics NSFW):
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