By May, I’ll be half-way through an MFA in Film and Digital Technology. People ask why a Ph.D in rhetoric would need an MFA. My…
Comments closedCategory: Media
Mass media and their role in public policy and cultural debates.
The study of rhetoric is the study of effective persuasion, which is why I study narratives. I’m convinced stories effectively persuade audiences by offering a…
Comments closedIf I were alone, I don’t know what I’d be doing. I think I would have forced myself to return to school or teaching, since…
Comments closedWhen I consider the purpose of completing a doctoral program, and I am considering this a lot as of late, I am starting to question…
Comments closedIt is a deceptive question: Does producing more writing result in better writing? The instinctive answer from most of us would be “yes” because we…
Comments closedI remind students that reading and composing are acts that reflect our biases. There is a long essay in the New York Times supporting my…
Comments closedWhen people in the field of rhetoric discuss social construction and cultural influences on creativity, I often wonder if we are too quick to dismiss…
Comments closed