“In Those Genes” Podcast Episodes: “Dat Rona” & “ION Trust Dem People” This week, we listened to a podcast hosted by Dr. Janina Jeff. The first episode was “Dat Rona,” which talked about the coronavirus, and specifically what that means for the black community. The second episode, “ION Trust Dem People,” talks about genetic testingContinue reading “Week 10 – March 27, 2020”
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Week 9 – March 20, 2020
User-generated video and the online pubic sphere: Will YouTube facilitate digital freedom of expression in Atlantic Canada? This reading deals with the public sphere in the digital context by focusing specifically on YouTube and how user-generated online video (UGOV) is contributing to the online public sphere (Milliken, 2). The quote I wanted to focus onContinue reading “Week 9 – March 20, 2020”
Week 6 – February 27, 2020
Messy Rhetoric: Identity Performances as Rhetorical Agency in Online Public Forums Jeffrey T. Brabill & Stacy Pigg This article talks about how the language surrounding public spaces would fit neatly into a box because of the trackability of the conversations. However, with the introductions of online spaces, there is a “complexity, fragmentation, and situatedness” (104)Continue reading “Week 6 – February 27, 2020”
Week 5 – February 20, 2020
“Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life” – Chapter 10: Tales of an Asiatic Geek Girl Mimi Nguyen This chapter from the Technicolor book is an interesting one. There is a strong use of identity politics made by Nguyen, which is something I can definitely say I typically do not enjoy reading. I usually don’t likeContinue reading “Week 5 – February 20, 2020”
Week 4 – February 14, 2020
“Unframing Models of Public Distribution: From Rhetorical Situation to Rhetorical Ecologies” Jenny Edbauer Jenny Edbauer talks about the word city and how using the word as a verb, rather than a noun, is a better way to encompass what a city is. She further explains that “…cities are more about movements and processes than theContinue reading “Week 4 – February 14, 2020”
Week 3 – February 6, 2020
“The Writer’s Book of Memory: An Interdisciplinary Study for Writing Teachers” Janine Rider Chapter 7: Re/Membering Culture(s) I am going to be honest; when reading this chapter, there were many points I wrestled with and disagreed with. However, one point that stood out to me was refreshing. In the middle of the Feminist Rhetoric section,Continue reading “Week 3 – February 6, 2020”
Week 2-January 31, 2020
“A Rhetoric of Motives” Kenneth Burke & “How Ought We to Understand the Concept of Rhetorical Agency? Report from the ARS” Cheryle Geisler Putting these two articles together allowed me to see the progression of how the discourse surrounding rhetoric changed. From Burke’s traditional approach to the modern approach (which seems to wonder in andContinue reading “Week 2-January 31, 2020”
Caritas et Lux 