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Breuch, Olson & Frantz – Considering Ethical Issues in TC Research

Posted by justin on May 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Breuch, Lee-Ann Kastman, Andrea M. Olson, and Andrea Breemer Frantz. “Considering Ethical Issues in Technical Communication Research.” Research in Technical Communication. Eds. Gurak, Laura J. and Mary M. Lay. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002. 1-22. Print. The authors begin by noting that without a reflexive approach to our research practices and methods we TC’ers can’t hope to produce ethical research. So, while the authors... Read More

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CCR691 – Ethnography Ch. 2 Horner – For Comment

Posted by justin on September 25, 2009 · 2 Comments

Horner, Bruce. “Critical Ethnography, Ethics, and Work: Rearticulating Labor.” Ethnography Unbound: From Theory Shock to Critical Praxis. Ed. Stephen Gilbert Brown. Albany: SUNY Press, 2004. 13-34. Main Claims/Executive Summary In this chapter Horner advances the argument that critical ethnography’s approach to collaboration, multivocality, and self-reflexivity have been steps in the right direction to distance ethnography from... 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 [...]