Category Archives: Thesis work

a room of his own

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Michael

It’s hard for me to read and write a lot when I’m at my parents’ house. I had expected to be able to retreat to my bedroom to work, but I found when I got home that my bedroom has … Continue reading →

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thesis update from the land of God

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Michael

I am sitting in the Mt. Ayr Public Library. This is the smallest library I’ve ever been in, but at least they have wireless internet. It’s also the loudest library I’ve ever been in. Jesus! these old ladies just won’t … Continue reading →

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traveling thesis

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Michael

I leave Corvallis today for Portland, and from there, it’s off to Chicago and Iowa. I’m lugging some books onto the plane. Along with some journal articles, here’s books I’m gonna try to lug along (you have no idea how … Continue reading →

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slashing and composition

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Michael

I’ve been thinking a bit about my thesis recently, and putting Sirc (art) and Bartholomae (criticism) into concert with each other. For our gender and cultural studies independent study reading seminar, we are reading “Feminity Slashed” by Caroline Howlett, and … Continue reading →

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Must We Have a Cultural Revolution?

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Michael

Kampf, Louis. “Must We Have a Cultural Revolution?“ CCC 21 (1970): 245-249. This article was cited by Sirc when I read Composition as a Happening, and I only knew that it was from the 1970s and that Kampf called Composition … Continue reading →

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