Category Archives: Visual Rhetoric

olympics rules on what bodies count

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Michael

Via Clay Spinuzzi, The NY Times has an article today on runner Oscar Pistorius, who is a double-amputee. The Olympics have ruled that, because they believe his prosthetic legs give him an advantage, that he is disqualified from the Olympics. … Continue reading →

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giuliani’s anti-muslim rhetoric

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Michael

Via Muslimah Media Watch, here’s Rudy Giuliani’s recent video ad for Flordia: Frightening, to say the least — and because people buy into this crap. Wired has a decent response to the video. I find the producer’s use juxtaposing images … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, Visual Rhetoric | 2 Comments

notes from the interblags, the back from Europe edition

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Michael

Here’s some interesting reads: • I’m fascinating by issues of privacy and online social networking, and this time, it’s related to the double standard between young men and young women. Feministing links to this CNN article about young women posting … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gender, Internet culture, New Media, Notes from the Interblags, Presentations, Privacy, Visual Rhetoric | Leave a comment

the rhetoric of pink

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Michael

I’m in my hotel in Frankfurt with pretty poor wireless connection stolen from elsewhere, but I thought I’d pass on this brief NY Times article about the use of pink in visiting football locker rooms as a psychological strategy at … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Feminism, Gender, Queer issues and theory, Visual Rhetoric | 4 Comments

buy nothing day

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Michael

Today I’m actually honoring Buy Nothing Day, the marked abstinence from purchasing in order to protest hyper-consumerism and commodification on what is now known as “Black Friday.” Via Dennis Dugan, a graphic Op-Ed at the LA Times, an excerpt of … Continue reading →

Posted in Visual Rhetoric | 2 Comments