About Michael J. Faris
Assistant Professor of English with research areas in digital literacy, privacy and social media, and queering rhetorics.
This blog serves as a place to think through things, record thoughts, share interesting stuff, and hold conversations. Welcome!
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- Elizeth on Bersani (2010): Is the Rectum a Grave?
- Joe Schicke on Robert Brooke on ‘underlife’
- Teaching/Learning in Progress: Thinking about the “Backchannel” – Liz Ahl on Robert Brooke on ‘underlife’
- Ariane on the idea of a writing center
- Editorial Pedagogy, pt. 1: A Professional Philosophy - Hybrid Pedagogy on Miller’s “Genre as Social Action”
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Category Archives: Writing Center
how my writing has been affected by personal concerns
In response to Exercise 5A: “If you have not yet tutored, think about yourself over the past year. What personal concerns have you had, and how did they affect you as a writer?’ (52) I don’t have to think back … Continue reading
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My first critique of Ryan’s Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors
I was sitting in the bath, reading Leigh Ryan’s The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors, when I came across a section that made me put down the book, rush my bath, and hurry to my blog. For the most part, … Continue reading
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my writing process
I haven’t taken much time to post to this blog this quarter. Things have been pretty hectic, but I thought, since I have 45 minutes until my next meeting, I’d take some time to write about my writing process, as … Continue reading
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writing assistnant v. counseling
Today we had our orientation with Dennis at the Writing Center, and I was struck by how similar what he was talking about is to what a counselor does. The three principles of being a writing assistant are also very … Continue reading
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about to start at the writing center
I’m currently sitting in the Writing Center, my first day on the job. No one is in here, so, I thought I’d take a moment and begin my journaling for the credit I’m getting by working here. I’m really excited … Continue reading
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