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McKenna – Adam Smith: The Rhetoric of Propriety

Posted by justin on September 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

McKenna, Stephen. Adam Smith: The Rhetoric of Propriety. Carbondale: SIU Press, 2005. Print. M. argues in this work that when Smith’s Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is read in connection with his other work and in the context of the time in which Smith was writing, there is a unique contribution to the study of rhetoric . . . Smith offers a new connection between the act of communication and the field/practice of ethics. Chapter... Read More

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Bevilacqua – Adam Smith and Some Philosophical Origins of 18th Century Rhetorical Theory

Posted by justin on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Bevilacqua, Vincent. “Adam Smith and Some Philosophical Origins of Eighteenth-Century Rhetorical Theory.” Modern Language Review 63 (1968): 559-68. Print In this article B. wants to sketch out how a couple of particular “philosophical presuppositions” undergird the work that Smith did on rhetoric and belles lettres; in addition, he’ll also discuss how those same philosophical supports continued to influence rhetorical... Read More

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CCR601 – Week Three

Posted by justin on September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Pough, Gwendolyn D. “’Each One, Pull One’ : Womanist Rhetoric and Black Feminist Pedagogy in the Writing Classroom.” Teaching Rhetorica: Theory, Pedagogy, Practice. Eds. Kate Ronald and Joy Ritchie. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 2006. Executive Summary: In this piece, Pough discusses how Womanist ideology can inform Black Feminist Pedagogy in the writing classroom. Through an analysis of her own experience as a writing teacher using... 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 [...]