Assistant Professor of Performance and Communication Arts, St. Lawrence University
I am a rhetorical theorist, and my specific interest centers on how lives come to matter, or, more specifically, how we rhetorically generate and modulate the status of people's lives. I have coined the term "zoerhetorics" to describe the persuasive communicative practices that do this work. I also study reproductive politics and biocitizenship, especially across gender, race, and sexuality. I am currently working on a book project tentatively titled Zoerhetorics: Norms of Inclusion that explores zoerhetorical theory across three empirical case studies. This book straddles the intersection of rhetoric and biopolitics/necropolitics.
How Google Street View became fertile ground for artists
May 24, 2017 15:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
On May 25, Google Street View celebrates its 10th birthday. A feature of Google Maps, it lets users explore cities and towns around the world and even peer inside businesses and government institutions (including the...
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