- Apr 2016
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sociologistsforjustice.org sociologistsforjustice.org
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Law enforcement’s hyper-surveillance of black and brown youth has created a climate of suspicion of people of color among police departments and within communities. The disrespect and targeting of black men and women by police departments across the nation creates an antagonistic relationship that undermines community trust and inhibits effective policing.
Most likely referring to Markus Gerke's “Want to Help Marginalized Students in Schools? Stop “Stop and Frisk” and Other Punitive Practices, Too.”
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Legislation requiring the use of dash and body-worn cameras to record all police interactions.
We see body cameras emerging more now
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Federal legislation, currently being developed by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), to halt the transfer of military equipment to local police departments, and additional legislation to curtail the use of such equipment against domestic civilian populations.
This speaks to a much deeper issue as well relating to gun violence and who should and should not obtain these kinds of military equipment / people do not have the proper training or mental capacity in making impromptu decisions in the face of danger
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greater attention to the conditions (e.g., joblessness and political disenfranchisement) t
address the roots of the problems in order to move forward, this is the first step
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sociologistsforjustice.org sociologistsforjustice.org
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public statement
Written by 1800+ sociologists who identify the roots of the problems and suggests eight appropriate responses to Mike Brown's death
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- Feb 2016
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twentyfour.fibreculturejournal.org twentyfour.fibreculturejournal.org
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hinking about these problems in terms of assemblage theory, we could say that in these instances YouTube is captured and over-coded by molar ordering that reinstitutes a hierarchical structure and a central agent of power.
Think also of Google, Amazon, and Facebook - how they track your searches and purchases in order to advertise to your liking
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customisation and personalisation technologies that enable viewers to select programmes according to personal taste can limit their exposure to different kinds of programmes and different perspectives
This is a better argument, and the only thing I can say from experience to challenge this is that I've gained exposure to different genres and programs from "suggestions" or "most popular shows" that apps like Netflix display. These are results from a collaboration of people customizing and personalizing their programs.
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By addressing a mass audience, it facilitates a sense of nationhood and enables the spread of important information.
I understand that this entire article focuses on television and its many platforms, I feel like this is where it starts to become very limiting and results in a weak argument because, although this is true, it does not address other factors that dwindle this argument about nationhood. For instance, social media now takes most of the responsibility for dispersing essential issues and information.
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LetsPlay channels can be see as one manifestation of these new links,
LetsPlay channels are actualisations of new links, also known as elements in the virtual
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In fact, children’s viewing practices should form an important base for how we rethink what television is and what it does, because today’s children have had little or no exposure to television prior to a digital age.
Shifts in generation
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They incorporate a mix of television and gaming elements and cultural practices.
How does this change the 'acceptable' uses of television?
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‘we have to reshuffle our conceptions of what was associated together because the previous definition has been made somewhat irrelevant’
As I annotated earlier, we give definitions to the things we use simply by the ways that we use them.
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At the same time, we could also ask what is lost in this new formation? One possibility is that members of a household act in isolation from each other in relation to planning and scheduling communal viewing.
Communal viewing is only lost because of mobility, but Go's PDR records shows which, I think, actually encourages communal viewing since members of a household can view it at a time most convenient for all of them.
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the Foxtel iQ disrupts appointment viewing or a temporal mode of viewing by enabling viewers, to not only record programmes easily (that is without needing to know the start and end time or date) but also ‘create a personal playlist from the pool of programs they have recorded, which can then be watched at the viewer’s convenience’
binge-watching shows emerges from this as well; in particularly, shows that have narration where we are required to watch he show from the first episode in order to understand the rest of the series (House of Cards, Narcos, Game of Thrones, etc.)
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mobility becomes an emergent property
mobility is a huge factor that resulted from different digital platforms
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At the same time, I am not assuming that prior to multiplatform television viewers were passive, as acts of reading and making meaning are also forms of activity.
I like how the author covers their bases by clarifying and acknowledging this. Anticipating counterarguments is something that is aesthetically appealing in a text.
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While this event may be read through a linear cause and effect logic after it has occurred, it is first a series of heterogeneous tendencies that come together to form an expression.
This is striking to think about because most of us would think of the tree bending and falling in terms of a linear cause-and-effect logic rather than thinking about the factors or 'tendencies' individually that form expressions.
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processes of deterritorialisation
associated with rhizomatic assemblage because of its ability to destabilize structure and keep an open system
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processes of territorialisation
associated with stratified assemblage because of its homogeneous and fixed characteristics
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Unlike fixed structures that always act in the same way and produce the same outcomes, assemblages introduce new possibilities.
Fixed structures are considered stratified assemblages, aren't they? The shift in word usage makes this a little confusing. Rhizomatic assemblages introduce new possibilities.
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rhizome, clearly meant a series of transformations, translations, transductions, which could not be captured by any of the traditional terms of social theory’ (Latour, 1999:15).
Because social theory itself does not recognize transformations or change
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As Latour argues, social theory privileges stability and tends to structure the social around fixed terms and binaries such as ‘actor and system, or agency and structure’ (Latour, 1999: 16)
a relationship between rhetoric and humanism
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The concept of assemblages takes into consideration the way television culture can be deterritorialised and reterritorialised, so that new functionalities and qualities are introduced.
I watched a Wordpress tutorial about child themes, and the instructor explained this type of concept by using a car made of legos. He said that we can deconstruct it and reconstruct it using the same set of legos in order to build something with new functionalities and qualities. This is how I view the concept of assemblages.
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there are no longer any media, saying, “with numbers, everything goes […] a digital base will erase the very concept of medium”
'media' doesn't exist; we only have data that we view on different digital platforms
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“ [T]hese very terms,” Manovich writes, “content, cultural object, cultural production, and cultural consumption—are redefined by web 2.0 practices” (2009, 326)
Instead of the terms defining our actions, today’s actions are defining the terms.
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the grand assertion
everything is digital, and digital is everything
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ontology
a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
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They are directed at displacing ‘the human’ from the centre of action, multiplying the sites and forces and functions that are to be analysed, at the same time that these factors are simultaneously treated as part of a sole and single natural world.
Treating things that are considered unnatural (site, forces, functions) and treating as natural.
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change and transformation are not simply ‘characteristics of the medium’s current phase but more generally [are] one of television’s integral features’ (
This is more along the lines of how I regard changes in television. They are innate features, rather than characteristics of a phase.
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1950 and 1980
30 years will most certainly be a blip as television evolves, so I do not think it is valid to say that this period of time illustrates tv as a stable medium.
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This new television landscape requires us to rethink how television functions socially and culturally.
How have the standards for acceptable uses of television changed/evolved since we are now able to view things from essentially anywhere?
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what could be part of my career one day.
I would give more detail about your plans on transferring rhet/comp skills to your future career. What career are you aiming for? And how will your skills help you in this field?
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Lauren,
You have a great foundation for the CRE and a certain writing style that makes it yours. But I think that you can elaborate on some things a lot more. I have noted some areas where you could do this. I would focus less on summarizing what the classes taught and more on the details of how you applied the skills you learned from those assignments and eventually how you evolved as a writer. This will also allow you to incorporate some of the things from your portfolio into the conversation.
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and to not let
suggestion: and not to let
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This class grabbed my attention while registering for classes. To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what multimodal composition was when I signed up.
Why did it grab your attention initially? This will give us insight of what you thought multimodal meant to begin with. In addition, it's a good opportunity to compare and contrast before-and-after meanings to illustrate how you have grown as a rhet/comp student.
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What I learned was that rhetoric not only consisted of persuasive writing, but rather all types of writing.
What I am understanding here is that not all rhetoric is persuasive writing, which refutes the common definition introduced at the beginning as well as Aristotle's interpretation. This is interesting and should be elaborated because it would give us an idea on how you define rhetoric since there is no concrete definition given. What makes a piece of writing not persuasive, but still considered rhetoric?
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At first, this class did not change my feelings about rhetoric. To me, it still gave me an uneasy feeling. Was I ready to study persuasive writing? Could I write this way? Could I convince an audience to change their perspective on a topic?
Elaborate on why you still felt apprehensive about rhetoric after this course. To ask your questions in reverse: why weren't you ready to study for persuasive writing? what were your remaining doubts that hindered your confidence in writing persuasively? Providing answers to these questions would help the audience see how you have grown as a rhet/comp student.
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began to shift
from what to what? negative connotations to positive ones? I would address this just to be more clear.
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Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates.
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sites.gsu.edu sites.gsu.edu
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Alex,
Overall, your CRE is logical and answers a lot of the questions on the rubric. I have made some suggestions that I think would help your words flow better. In reviewing for the final CRE, I would also check for the phrase "Not only [...] but," as I encountered this a lot. In addition, I wrote a few questions that I think would help fill in gaps about your initial thoughts on rhetoric (before declaring it a concentration). You did a nice job making connections between critical thinking and critical writing. I also like the tone that you set throughout this piece. It felt very honest and personal while keeping it professional. Good work!
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Not only that, but I brought video games, something that I had rarely considered as worthy of scholarly review, and brought the subject into a conversation about digital texts and education.
suggestion: In addition, I brought video games, something that I rarely considered worthy of scholarly review, into a conversation about digital texts and education..
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“Play Books: Expanding Education Using Gone Home as a Teachable Text
Is this the name of your paper? If so, introduce us to the title earlier in the paragraph
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piece, “Play
there's a font change here
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These critical thinking skills transferred directly into my own writing. Critical writing meant
Here, you've connected critical thinking to writing - good work
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My final paper in this class
Did you include this in your portfolio? If so, provide us with the name of the title
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a piece’s audience, their perception of the author, and the form
suggestion: the audiences, the perceptions of the authors, and the forms
parallelism for better flow
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being
suggestion: omit
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but I did not feel as though I came into my own in regards to the subject
why did you feel this way? explaining this would give you the opportunity to show how you later grew into your own understanding of rhetoric
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or well argued included in my portfolio
suggestion: or well-argued piece of work included in my portfolio
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, as an audience, regardless of their opinion of a rhetor prior to an argument, may find trust through the rhetor’s logic.
a bit choppy, making it difficult to follow
suggestion: because regardless of audiences' opinions, they may find trust and credibility through the rhetor's logic.
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a pathetic approach
unclear - explain/elaborate or reconsider word 'pathetic'
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their influence
their influences
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Grecean
Grecian
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manipulation
'manipulation' has negative connotations; I'm sure our audience will know that you don't mean anything negative by it, but just wanted to point it out in case.
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the subject
Elaborate - what subject? English or the particular study of rhetoric?
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concious
conscious
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I refined my personal definition of rhetoric
Prior to these studies, though, what was your initial definition of rhetoric? or what was the first thing you would think of when you heard the word 'rhetoric'? For instance, I thought of politics and the stigma attached to the word before declaring my concentration in Rhet and Comp.
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would later have
suggestion: later would have
I just treat verb tenses like these as infinitives and always suggest not splitting them
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and analyzing the visual rhetoric of scenes fom a television show
how? what sparked your interest in this particular activity other than the fact that it was possible to view a tv show as a type of rhetoric?
By addressing this, you can bridge a gap between this sentence and the following one because it would answer the question as to the 'sort of English' you refer to as your initial interest in Rhet and Comp.
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guidence
guidance
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and asked whether this sort of English was something that I could pursue further through the department.
suggestion: and asked whether this sort of study was something that I could pursue further in the English department.
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idea of what
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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“What Do We Teach When Kids Are Dying? #MichaelBrown" Chris Lehman, blog
Brings up a great point that if we are not white in America, then we are Hyphen-Americans. As a result, we get treated differently and are under a different set of rules than white Americans.
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A small community has formed
Digital rhetoric, such as Twitter and its hashtag #FergusonSyllabus, has created discourse communities that must work together in order to discover ways to reach out to and interact with the community as a whole.
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Suggest a book, an article, a film, a song, a piece of artwork, or an assignment
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news reports
News reporters/journalists set the stage for the ways in which Michael Brown, protestors, and police are represented rhetorically in society
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practicaltheory.org practicaltheory.org
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You are not simply American, you are a Hyphen-American, and for you, the rules are different and not as just.
A powerful message that uses English grammar/language to explain the differences between White Americans and non-white Americans
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the systems of American justice – from the police to the courts – are not there for them.
Writerscorps on Instagram posted a quote by W.E.B Du Bois, "A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect," with the hashtag #FergusonSyllabus
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adanewmedia.org adanewmedia.org
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Yet the public platform and digital space that Davis and her online supporters inhabited also function as a place for abuse to occur as well.
No good deed goes unpunished.
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digital live stream and accompanying social media hashtags that became viral.
This is one way to challenge attacks using social media
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it is the body that is harassed or attacked when women resist the cultural expectations of silent or docile speakers.
E.g. "Abortion Barbie"
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even when a speaker’s presence is seemingly neutral, gendered attacks are hurled at an assumed body.
Why is this? Based on the content of their comments?
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cultural scripts
unknown term that I had to look up: “Cultural scripts" are representations of cultural norms which are widely held in a given society and which are reflected in language"
http://faculty.washington.edu/vaz2/Documents/AW_Russian_Cultural_Scripts_Wierzbicka.pdf
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Twitter hashtags
Is it the popularity of hashtags that can help sustain feminist rhetoric? Or its accessibility/convenience? Both?
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Feminist rhetoric is advancing feminisms online— a distinction that is important to make from “women’s rhetoric,” which is restricted to only women and does not capture the experience of feminist activists that might identify differently.
Men can identify as feminists as well
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In her public sphere, Davis was firstly, a female senator enacting a filibuster to halt a restrictive bill in a largely male forum of the Texas Congress.
If she were a male, this would not have gotten as much attention
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CEO of the popular site Reddit, Ellen Pao (an American woman of Chinese descent), experienced a large volume of harassment after banning and censoring the forum’s most hate speech-focused subreddits, eventually stepping down from her position[4].
women are discouraged and silenced from leadership positions along with their positions in the rhetorical atmosphere
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How hopeful and promising is it really, though? I feel that although it is easier and faster for news to relay through social media, women still have the disadvantage because their social media profiles contain profile pictures and will be judged.
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I argue that recent feminist rhetoric wields a disruptive technology, enabling a subversion of patriarchal structures to shape new spaces of interaction for feminist voices in a restrictive sphere. These subversions are allowing feminist rhetors to reclaim a bit of their material experience that so often comes under attack in spaces where the body is not immediately present, raising their hand and their voices, in a sense.
This is her thesis
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slinging the insult toward Davis’s filibuster topic and her bodily appearance (white, female, and blonde).
Using appearances to create harmful rhetoric
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america.aljazeera.com america.aljazeera.com
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We need better policy, changing norms and real conversations about key issues.
The article does not say how to do these things. However, it suggests that we need to steer our focus away from the helper and onto the recipient instead. I think an issue of this article is that it does not take into consideration that better policy, changing norms, and conducting real convos about key issues requires baby steps. Stuart's story is a baby step and should not be immediately labeled as "fat shaming".
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But according the social model, while many people may have all kinds of medical conditions, people are disabled by the lack of accessibility in our society.
We are discriminating people who are disabled by not allowing them to have equal accessibility in our society; this also means that their voices and stories are unheard unless reporters do so otherwise, but even then, reporters are not great accessibility for the disability community.
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her before and after photographs are being used in the worst possible way to promote fat shaming of her peers, to impose the myth of indistinguishability and objectifying stereotypes that could actually harm her peers.
Yes, but part of her goals was to lose weight. It is, in fact, what she wanted. Her intentions were not to make her peers feel bad. Her before and after photos are being used as equally as anyone's before and after photos as a result of hard work and discipline, not being used to fat shame anyone but to better themselves to be physically healthier.
I find this part of the article a little problematic.
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There’s nothing necessarily wrong with the content of these stories, of course, but the way they’re told conceals the real issues faced by the disability community.
How does the way these stories are told affect the author in the rhetorical sphere? Is it advantageous or disadvantageous?
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Stella died December quite unexpectedly, but alas, inspiration porn still dominates depictions of disability in the news, so her work continues.
Since Stella has passed, her work continues. Does this mean that her thoughts and words become disembodied? Or are they still embodied because they are shared on social media?
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- Jan 2016
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classics.mit.edu classics.mit.edu
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He has discrepancies, not with the content or reasons (commonplaces) that Lysias included in his speech, but with the style, arrangement, and execution of his writing overall
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he ingeniously proved that the non-lover should be accepted rather than the lover.
In what ways does he prove this?
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Phaedr
This is where Lysias' speech begins as Phaedrus is repeating it
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embodimentemergencerhetoric.robinwharton.net embodimentemergencerhetoric.robinwharton.net
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First CTW Response (11:59 pm, January 26th)
Turn in before class time for feedback and 15 extra points, or a potential 25 points if viewed in class.
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