Magical Helper, Magical Friend Tiny Little Man Seeks Only to Help February 11, 2022 Tiny Cottage, Deep in the Woods — Mr. Rumpelstiltskin, the famed “tiny little man” of classic literature, strongly denies all accusations regarding “child theft,” “baby-napping,” and other such charges. Mr. Rumpelstiltskin loves children, deeply and truly. Mr. Rumpelstiltskin demands that his name … Continue reading Press Release/Media Outreach
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Cyanide & Redemption
Have you ever wondered why opening a new bottle of medicine is akin to breaking into Fort Knox? Today I’d like to discuss a famous example of what Kent might consider a “fall/rise” narrative, which he describes as “the rise and fall story so common among politicians, entertainers, celebrities, etc… The story can recount either … Continue reading Cyanide & Redemption
queering participation
Artwork from Target.com/Pillowfort Embedded in “queer” is the notion of disruption, so what does this mean for participation and our relationship to it as instructors? -Matthew Cox What does it mean to be “queer”? In “Queering Student Participation: Whispers, Echoes, Rants, and Memory,” Matthew Cox defines queer in two main ways: first, as a catch-all term for anyone who’s … Continue reading queering participation
Participation and Feminist Intervention
Subversive Gru Chapter 10 in The Rhetoric of Participation, titled “Participation as Reflective Practice: Digital Composing and Feminist Pedagogy,” begins with the idea that “knowledge making [is] situated and relational,” a central tenet of feminist pedagogy. Jason Palmeri and Abby Dubisar, the authors of this chapter, choose to position their argument in terms of the relationship … Continue reading Participation and Feminist Intervention
Barbara Shaddix 