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Salvo – Rhetoric as Productive Technology: Cultural Studies in/as Technical Communication Methodology

Posted by justin on February 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Salvo, Michael J. “Rhetoric as Productive Technology: Cultural Studies in/as Technical Communication Methodology.” Critical Power Tools: Technical Communication and Cultural Studies. Eds. Scott, J. Blake, Bernadette Longo and Katherine V. Wills. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2006. 219-40. Print. In this chapter Salvo amends Berlin’s argument that race, gender, and class would dominate cultural studies inquiry by proposing that “technology”... Read More

Filed under Dartmouth, Major Exam · Tagged with berlin, community literacy, cultural studies, ethnographic methodology, technical communication

Flower – Intercultural Inquiry and the Transformation of Service

Posted by justin on November 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Linda Flower – Intercultural Inquiry and the Transformation of Service Flower notes that “guerilla service” in community engagement work (the hopping in and out of soup kitchens, nursing homes, neighborhood/community organizations) without sustained engagement or reflection can be even more violent than not engaging at all. F. notes that often students “find their academic agendas for service and action leave them standing isolated from the... Read More

Filed under CCR611 · Tagged with community literacy, community partnership, composition pedagogy, contact zone, intercultural inquiry, rivaling, service learning, situated representation

CCR691 – VTB’s Spiritual Literacy – Ch. 1 for Comment

Posted by justin on November 2, 2009 · 3 Comments

Tolar-Burton, Vicki. Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley’s Methodism: Reading, Writing, and Speaking to Believe. Waco: Baylor UP, 2008. Print. Chapter One: John Wesley and the Rhetorical and Literacy Practices of Early Methodism Summary: There’s a lot going on in this section as it introduces the reader to Wesley’s program and also serves as the blueprint for the remainder of the book. Early in the introduction, VTB lays out a couple... Read More

Filed under CCR691 · Tagged with 18th century rhetoric, community literacy, feminist historiography, feminist research, religious rhetoric, spiritual, vicki tolar burton, wesley

music

New Music – 10/13/2011

Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal : Such amazingly wonderful, sweet, poppy goodness from this Reykjavik-based 6 piece. I especially appreciate the omnipresent accordion and loud shout-outs that occur throughout the album. I do wish the vocals were a bit more difficult to get at . . . but I suppose [...]

New Music – 9/14/2011

The Hylozoists – L’Île de Sept Villes: This 2009 effort from Toronto based instrumental collective is based on Paul Chaisson’s book The Island Of Seven Cities. After much archaeological research trouncing about in the wayfarlands of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Chaisson argues that a Chinese presence existed in North America long before the arrival of European [...]

New Music – 8/24/2011

The Dead Trees – Whatwave : A lot of pretty nice songs for late Summer on this release. The West Coast by way of Boston quartet is signed to the German Affairs of the Heart label (who also publishes the work of one of my faves Nik Freitas). So many good LA-based bands working for [...]