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Satterfield and Antczak – American Pragmatism and the Public Intellectual

Posted by justin on October 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Satterfield, Jay, and Frederick J. Antczak. “American Pragmatism and the Public Intellectual: Poetry, Prophecy, and the Process of Invention in Democracy.” Atwill, Janet, and Janice M. Lauer. Perspectives on Rhetorical Invention. 1st ed. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2002. Print. The authors find that pragmatic theories of invention (and pragamatism in general) offers an answer to the problem of postmodern theories of subjectivity/invention:... Read More

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CCR 751

Posted by justin on September 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“Composition and Cornel West: Notes toward a Deep Democracy” Keith Gilyard Chapter One: Flight West Chapter One is something of a personal narrative that recounts how Gilyard first came to meet West on a flight from PSU to somewhere else. G. notes that West is especially useful for the field of composition when he states that It is profoundly within the purview of composition studies to address the concerns raised by West about educating... Read More

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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 [...]