Tag Archives: Vitanza

ENG 319 3.T: Demagoguery Feedback, Categorical Identity, Building a Heuristic

Posted on January 23, 2024 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Demagoguery Feedback Categorical Identity Building a Heuristic Thursday’s Class: Ross 1240 Computer Lab Demagoguery Feedback Here’s a document. Categorical Identity I wanted to share a few passages from Annamarie Jagose’s 1997 book Queer Theory / An Introduction. See: … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 3.F: Questions

Posted on February 7, 2020 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Your Questions Thinking Through This Stuff Homework What’s your favorite word Wow. Tough one. I use “however” a lot, probably because I am trying to see another side of a thought as soon as I’ve traced out one … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 5.F: Katz’s “Ethic of Expediency”

Posted on February 8, 2019 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Discuss Katz Homework Katz’s “Ethic of Expediency” I asked four questions: What problem does Katz believe the memo exemplifies? Duh, the answer is expediency, but what does that term mean for Katz? What other terms/ideas/forces are operating with/through … Continue reading →

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Historical Week 6: Isocrates

Posted on September 28, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Some preliminary reactions to the first round of papers Secondary Source presentations Discussion of Isocrates: major concepts, grid issues, etc Break Papillion, Welch, Haskins, Vitanza Paper Day Reactions Here’s some jumbled cut and paste from my feedback. The … Continue reading →

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Socrates, Callicles, and a Reason for Long Speeches

Posted on August 31, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

So I have asked each of you to work from a single sentence. Now it is my turn to do the same. My sentence comes from the introductory moments of the Gorgias dialogue, when Socrates is laying down the rules. … Continue reading →

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