I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of genius, recently. This isn’t because of some conceptual height I’m reaching but because of what I’ve been teaching. In rhetorical theory, which is as much a rhetorical history class as much as anything else, we’ve been discussing the pre-Enlightenment and Enlightenment thinkers. And they had a lot to say on the topic of genius. [Read More]
Episode 70 – Identify Yourself
Identity is something we’ve talked about on this show before.
We’ve talked a few times about how Brown v. Board was used to craft identity. We have discussed how it was constitutive and how it enshrined Whiteness into the law. And when the law is White, the culture is White.
We’ve talked a bit about gender and identity. We’ve talked about Harris and the daunting role in front of her as the first woman VP. [Read More]
Episode 69 – W and Juxtaposition
On September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, former President George W. Bush spoke at a Flight 93 Memorial event to commemorate the day, and especially the heroic actions of those aboard Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. [Read More]
Scheduling Announcement!
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Episode 68 – Labor
This week we celebrated Labor Day. For most people it just marks the end of the summer and a day to maybe cook-out, if you have the day off. But it’s right there in the name – it is a time set aside to note the efforts of those who labor – Specifically unions and those who worked to create a safer and more humane working environment for American workers. [Read More]