Monthly Archives: January 2015

Rhetorical Theory 2.1

Posted on January 12, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

In today’s class we will focus our attention on Plato’s castigation of rhetoric. You have read the Gorgias dialogue and the Apology. I want to supplement these readings and open our discussion by introducing Plato’s (in)famous “Allegory of the Cave,” … Continue reading →

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New Media 1.2

Posted on January 8, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Here is the schedule for our second meeting: Theory: Walter Ong’s “Writing is a Technology that Restructures Thought” Practice: Working with Photoshop Homework: Reading / Reading / Coding Walter Ong Things I want to address: Technology, artificiality, cybernetics Knowledge as … Continue reading →

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Rhetorical Theory 1.2: Walter Ong

Posted on January 8, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

We’ve got a number of things to address in today’s class: First, I want to introduce four terms to help us think about philosophy, rhetoric, and language Second, we need to discuss the Ong reading Third, I want to go … Continue reading →

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Rhetorical Theory 1.2

Posted on January 6, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Somethings to address on our second class session: My suggestions for reading theory How to use twitter effectively My lecture notes for Ong (blogpost)

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