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Building, Dwelling, Thinking; M Heideger
Heideger’s essay is an exploration of the meaning of dwelling, and the etymology of the word Bauen. Heidegger suggests that “Language remains the master of man,” He diverges in multiple direct… more →
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Reading Summary: Lauren Berlant on Cruel Optimism
wrote 3 weeks ago: Lauren Berlant, “Introduction: Affect in the Present” and “Cruel Optimism,” in Cruel Opt … more →
Reading Summary: Ann Cvetkovich on Affect, Depression, Creativity (II)
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Ann Cvetkovich, “The Utopia of Ordinary Habit: Crafting, Creativity, and Spiritual Practice,” in Dep … more →
Reading Summary: Kathleen Stewart on Ordinary Affects
wrote 3 weeks ago: Kathleen Stewart, Ordinary Affects, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2007. Coming from an anthropo … more →
Reading Summary: Ann Cvetkovich on Affect, Depression, Creativity (I)
wrote 3 weeks ago: Ann Cvetkovich, “Introduction,” in Depression: A Public Feeling. Durham, NC: Duke Univer … more →
Response to Rosen and Shirky
wrote 1 month ago: Jay Rosen’s blog, “The People Formerly Known as the Audience,” brought a few great … more →
Peter Elbow's "The Music of Form: Rethinking Organization in Writing
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wrote 3 months ago: After reading the article titled, “The Music of Form: Rethinking Organization in Writing … more →
Response to Boyd and Yancey
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wrote 3 months ago: The article, “Participating in the Always-on Lifestyle,” by Danah Boyd, brought two poin … more →
Response to Gee and Bogost
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wrote 3 months ago: I found the article by Bogost to be entirely interesting. The article goes very in depth into the wi … more →
Chapter 12
wrote 1 year ago: I am one of the few people I know who actually enjoys making presentations. In my career, I have pro … more →
Chapter 5
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wrote 1 year ago: Chapter 5 covered some subjects near and dear to my heart. My wife edited for large publishing house … more →
Chapter 11
wrote 1 year ago: For the most part I like the presentation of the material in this chapter. There are a few points b … more →
Chapter 1--A short rant on business communications
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wrote 1 year ago: The direction expressed throughout this book is toward the utilization of various media types within … more →
Chapter 4
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wrote 1 year ago: The concept of bias-free language is aggravating. The fact that commercials go out of their way to s … more →
Chapter 10--A little something missing
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wrote 1 year ago: I thought Chapter 10 gave a decent high-level outline of the proposal writing process. I have writte … more →
Chapter 7--I got something out of this!
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wrote 1 year ago: Alas, something useful in the textbook! Those of us with several years of professional experience ha … more →
Chapter 9--I missed some points
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wrote 1 year ago: I was unclear on the presentation of the materials, and my poor grade on the quiz was an indication. … more →
Chapter 6--getting social
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wrote 1 year ago: E-mail has been a critical part of my career since 1994 and I was enamored with the internet and the … more →
Chapter 3--How to lose a reader's interest
wrote 1 year ago: Did the chapter entitled, “Planning Business Messages” engage you as a reader? Ironically, in the p … more →
biopolitics vs. dialectics?
wrote 1 year ago: “When life becomes the principle object for political struggles, one no longer ties political … more →
