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We did engagement with Eileen

Part 1 Proposal: I am interested in exploring the ways writing is used in the teaching profession. In particular, I am interested in learning how much autonomy teachers feel they have in their writing tasks, and whether these writing tasks are a rewarding part of their work, or if they feel more like a burden.Continue reading “SWA 1: Research Proposal”

Interview questions for the TV writer: Describe what a typical day’s work looks like. What are some different kinds of writing that you engage in? Do you enjoy some types of writing more than others? What kinds of writing do you find most rewarding?

Lisa Nakamura’s paper, “The Unwanted Labour of Social Media: Women of Colour Call out Culture As Venture Community Management,” calls attention to an important group of unpaid laborers whose work often goes unnoticed and unappreciated: women of color and other marginalized groups who call out racism, homophobia and misogyny on internet platforms. This form ofContinue reading “RR7: Nakamura”

I’m interested in learning more about how people using writing as mediation in their professions, similar to Brandt, but I am particularly interested in learning about how they feel limited by their institutions. It might be interesting to interview teachers, and to see what kinds of writing they enjoy the most in their jobs, andContinue reading “Engagement 3/4/20”

In high school I was part of a club called Amnesty International, which is a worldwide organization that is committed to holding people accountable for human rights violations around the world, mainly through the process of letter writing. I think this is a great example of how writing mediates, because I think social advocacy isContinue reading “Engagement 3/2: Mediation”

I think one of the central points I’m trying to make in my analysis is about how rhetorical techniques in podcasts can be used to make the complicated issues of economics more accessible to a broader audience. I think the problem my analysis is trying to mediate is the difficulty of conveying complex issues (particularlyContinue reading “Engagement #2 2/26 Rationale”

Jia Tolentino’s article about the #MeToo movement addresses how despite the rise of this movement that gives a voice to victims of assault, women’s voices are still being drowned out. This movement is only the beginning; it does not mean that the fight is over. I think the exigency this article addresses is the needContinue reading “Engagement Activity 2/26”

I recently spotted a passive aggressive note written on a Post-It and placed outside of a bathroom stall. I live in the dorms, and over the weekend, there was a suspicious looking spill in one of the bathroom stalls that looked like someone had peed on the floor. Someone attached a post-it note to theContinue reading “Engagement Activity 2/24 Passive Aggressive Notes”

Melissa Gregg’s chapter, “On Friday Night Drinks: Workplace Affects in the Age of the Cubicle” details the complicated dynamics of workplace relationships, and how they have evolved over time. The chapter specifically uses the TV show Six Feet Under, as an example. Gregg says that social theory seems to suggest the workplace is beginning toContinue reading “RR5: Gregg”