When people ask me what I do as a DRC fellow, I often describe myself as a bridge between different conversations and communities related to digital rhetoric. That is, I view the DRC site as a space where teachers and researchers from different areas come together to share ideas and resources. My goal, in turn, is to both make spaces for new and exciting ideas on the site, and to reach out to (and learn at ton from) the incredible people who are generous enough to share their work with us. In this post, I’ll reflect on some of the…
Author: Laura Gonzales
Laura Gonzales
Laura Gonzales is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies at the University of Texas, El Paso. Her research focuses on highlighting the benefits of linguistic diversity in professional and academic spaces.
Title: Take this Lollipop Director and Writer: Jason Zada Producers: Jason Zada,Brendan Kling, Brian Latt, Oliver Fuselier Starring: Bill Oberst Jr Publication Date: October 17, 2011 Official link: http://www.takethislollipop.com/ Take this Lollipop is an interactive short film and Facebook app that illustrates the dangers of ignoring privacy and security settings in digital spaces. Portraying Oberst as an online predator and drawing on proverbial warnings to “never take candy from strangers,” Take this Lollipop requests temporary access to viewer’s Facebook account, and then provides a very realistic portrayal of how online predators can hack personal information to track online users. While this…
This review is from the 2014 MLA convention. The full convention program can be viewed here. Review by Victor Jesus Del Hierro @VictorJDH Presiding Katrina Rogers, MLA Panelists David F. Bell, Duke University Matthew K. Gold, New York City College Of Technology City University of New York Kevin Kee, Brock University Cecilia Marquez, University of Virginia Kelli Massa, Univeristy College, London William Albert Pannapacker, Hope College Donnie Sackey, Wayne State University For description of programs and overall project, visit praxis-network.org Session Description (from Program): How can humanities programs better equip students for a wide range of careers, while also fostering…
This review is from the 2014 MLA convention. The full convention program can be viewed here. Review by Rachael Sullivan Presiding Rachael Sullivan Panelists Anastasia Salter (University of Baltimore) Daniel Anderson (University of North Carolina) Zach Whalen (University of Mary Washington) Responding Stuart Moulthrop (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) When I had the idea for this session and posted a call for papers over a year ago, I was (and still am) dealing with the problem of trying to write about internet-specific textual practices and literary works with no clear medium, boundary, name, and/or genre. The internet supports errant bits of writing…