Category Archives: publics

my contribution to the carnival

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Michael

Here’s my carnival contribution on John Trimbur’s article “Changing the question: Should writing be studied?” (Composition Studies 31.1, Spring 2003): The discussion so far is pretty rich (see my previous post for a list of other contributors; Ten Minutes a … Continue reading →

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grad school colloquium on wednesday

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Michael

The English Department is holding a grad school colloquium on Wednesday, and my proposal was accepted about a month ago. I’m struggling in how to narrow down a 30-page rough draft of a chapter into a 15-minute talk (which is … Continue reading →

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“Imagined Geographies”

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Michael

In my thesis, I am arguing for the metaphor of viewing the blogosphere as the ideal city, drawing from the work of Iris Marion Young. Lisa suggested I read Reynolds’s article, and I’m really glad I did. Reynolds is concerned … Continue reading →

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save net neutrality

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Michael
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bush and townhall forums (ha!)

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Michael

The Daily Show is usually a good critique of Orwellian rhetoric from the Bush administration. A friend of mine sent me this YouTube Video from The Daily Show about Bush’s so-called “town-hall forums.” Hilarious:

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