CCR751 – Dinerstein – Swinging The Machine

Dinerstein, Joel. Swinging the Machine:  Modernity, Technology, and African American Culture between the World Wars. Amherst: UMASS Press, 2003. Introduction:  Bodies and Machines Dinerstein provides a framework for understanding his work in this first section.  He notes that he is interested in exploring an “aesthetics of acceleration” – or a demonstration of the way that A.A. cultural forms constitute any American claim of being an “accelerated”... Read More

CCR601 – Communication As. . . . .

Communication as … Perspectives on Theory. Minneapolis: Sage Publications, Inc, 2005. Print. Introduction:  Taking a Stand on Theory St. John, Striphas, and Shepherd I thought this was an interesting introduction.  While much of the scholarship in rhet/comp does actually engage in the “buffet” method, St. John et.al. make it a point that all theory is not created equal.  They recognize that there are a lot of different explanations about... Read More