http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas Theory and Practice of Composition Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:39:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Richard Avedon William Casby, Born a Slave - 1963 -------- Q: Is this the Gordon Parks photo discussed in Rice's article? A: Yup. ---------- LEONARD FREED New York City   1963, silver print, ca. 1963 13 3/4 x 9 1/2. -------- Jazz: (Chicago) Grand Terrace--1930s, 1964, photomontage, 35 x 47 in. Estate of Romare Bearden, courtesy ACA Galleries, New ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/04/05/malcolm-x/ A mystory in progress. Entertainment. Fugazi. An American DIY post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987. The band's continual members were guitarists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto (who both shared vocal duties), bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty. Noted for their ethical stance and manner of business practice, the band ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/04/01/mystory-fugazi-repeater/ I was going to post some kind of "April Fools' blog" in which I planned to lambaste technology and glorify "the good old days" before computers were invented "when times were simpler" and "white men ruled academia." Such a lark no longer holds my interest. (April Fools' Day ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/04/01/cream/ My name is Eric Thomas. I am from Omaha, Nebraska. This is Omaha... But when I tell people I'm from Omaha, they think... Omaha, NE. Home of ConAgra Foods, which produce such brands as Hunt’s Ketchup, Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn, and Manwich canned Sloppy Joe Mix among other famous food brands. The Reuben. The Reuben ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/19/things-i-know-about-me/ Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition (2004) I think we should call "new media texts" those that have been made by composers who are aware of the range of materialities of texts and who then highlight the materiality: such composers design texts that help readers/consumers/viewers ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/18/march-18-the-continuing-story-of-eric-taking-notes/ This book contains a delightful assortment of assignment ideas. I have been truly inspired by the Holy Spirit of New Media. In fact, I plan on imposing the "materialities of seeing" on my peers and fellow instructors by subjecting them to the exercise "eye-witnessing" as described on page 24. ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/17/writing-new-media/ http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/17/47/ Hello, my 8010 peers. I have returned from the great states of Nebraska/Iowa, and I'd like to know what I missed during my absence. Columbia appears to be in one piece, but who knows, there might be a disease looming beneath the surface. So, what's the skinny? What happened in ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/16/filling-in-the-gaps/ --Envision: Writing and Researching Arguments --By Christine L. Alfano and Alyssa J. O’Brien. Pearson Education, 2008. I feel unable to write this review without referencing (i.e. comparing it to) my first textbook review on Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students. The editors of Ancient Rhetorics thoroughly emphasized invention rather than convention. That ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/09/textbook-review-ii-envision/ --Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students. Fourth Edition. --By Sharon Crowley and Debra Hawhee.  Pearson Education, 2009. First and foremost, this textbook defied nearly all of the assumptions that I had formed simply (and narrow-mindedly) based on the notion of “ancient rhetorics.” I initially assumed that this textbook would be ... http://comp.missouri.edu/blogs/eathomas/2008/03/09/textbook-review-i-ancient-rhetorics-for-contemporary-students/