frankenstein, with rhetorical criticism
Music: Bob Mould: Workbook (1989)
Yesterday was my first graduate seminar ever in rhetorical criticism. I was nervous.
It’s becoming my own tradition to open my seminars with a provocative meditation (or rather, a rambling burst of stale, hot air). Here’s a semblance of what I said, though not exactly what came out, as I’m sure those who were there will tell you. Half-baked, but not boring:
I want to open the
joshcast: summer of frogs
Music: Genuine (Chris Zippel): Nu Ambient Grooves (2007)
Those who know me well will acknowledge I have a voracious appetite for music. More than any other media, I consume and enjoy hour upon hour of music when traveling, working, cleaning the house, blogging, and so on. For example, whenever I sit down at the computer I open iTunes and hit play on “random” mode. If the song that plays suits the
