Patry – Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars
Patry, William. Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars. New York: Oxford UP, 2009. Print. Introduction P. begins by highlighting how language is not a transparent medium: it both is a vehicle for thought and eht means by which we think. As such it does convey our views but it also works to be suasive to others. P. claims that at the core of this book is a singular argument: an unjustified expansion of copyright law has occurred because of... Read More
CCR691 – Week 3 – Ch. 2 Blog for Comment
Chapter 2 : Poetics and Narrativity: How Texts Tell Stories – Phillip Eubanks Main Claims / Executive Summary In this chapter, Eubanks sets out to reclaim narrative and metaphorical criticism from the hands of “traditional poetics” in order to recognize how influential narrative and metaphor are to the creation of meaning in daily life. To achieve this, he begins by grounding the all-pervasiveness of narrativity in two areas:... Read More
