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

Lloyd: Beyond Identity Politics (2005)

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Michael

Beyond Identity Politics: Feminism, Power and Politics by Moya Lloyd My review rating: 5 of 5 starsLloyd’s book is an excellent book for those interested in feminism and post-structuralist theories of identity and politics. Lloyd is able to articulately and … Continue reading →

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584: Weekly Position Paper #9: The Ethos of GTAs: Credibility Appeals vs. Pedagogical Openness

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Michael

Ethos is a term that Krista Ratcliffe employs in Rhetorical Listening both in order to understand how whiteness functions in our society and in order to help teachers understand how they can plan for a course that prepares students to … Continue reading →

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584: Weekly Position Paper #8: The Relationships between Rhetorics of Silence and Visual Rhetorics

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Michael

Drawing on “the widely held assumption that a person cannot not communicate” (15, emphasis in original), Cheryl Glenn makes a strong case for understanding silence as rhetoric in Unspoken: A Rhetoric of Silence. Noting that silence is “undervalued and under-understood” … Continue reading →

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584: Weekly Position Paper #7: Cosmopolitanism in “The Man to Send Rain Clouds”

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Michael

Leslie Marmon Silko’s “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” (182-186) is the story of how Leon and Ken found Teofilo dead under a cottonwood tree and Teofilo’s subsequent burial. When Leon and Ken first encounter Father Paul in the story, … Continue reading →

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584: Weekly Position Paper #6: Why Do White People Claim They Have No Culture?

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Michael

In Chapter 4 of The Ethics of Identity, Appiah notes that while the United States has never been less culturally diverse, there have never been more celebrations of, or demands for, cultural diversity. He questions the values of both culture … Continue reading →

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