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The Language of Gender Violence

9 years ago

Oppressors deny their own agency and dehumanize their victims by using the passive voice. I want my students to recognize…

Peter Sallis: Wallace and Gromit actor dies aged 96

9 years ago

The voice of Wallace has died. The silly, plummy, character-driven steampunk/sitcom hybrid Wallace & Gromit films were a big influence…

Harvard revokes admission of several students for posting “offensive” memes

9 years ago

The First Amendment of the constitution protects the incoming students' right to say whatever they like, even if Harvard doesn't…

Shakespeare’s Genius Is Nonsense

9 years ago

Just as comedians generally don't laugh at their own jokes, Shakespeare doesn't call too much attention to his own linguistic…

I should be writing my “Fake News” paper for this weekend’s “Computers and Writing.” Instead….

9 years ago

Could the absurd examples of bizarre public discourse please stop happening so I can investifart some of them?

Liberals and conservatives dislike reading opposing views

9 years ago

Most research subjects, when offered the chance to win $10 and read essays that opposed their views, or $7 and read…

T.S. Eliot: “when we do not know enough, we tend always to substitute emotions for thoughts.”

9 years ago

I remember being fascinated with and challenged by The Waste Land in high school, though it wasn't until I read…

Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action

9 years ago

Fake news is frustrating. Nothing new there. I've been thinking about it a lot lately. Students in my freshman writing…