rhetoric – Phill 365

Day 353: Maybe we’re doing it wrong

January 12, 2018 phillArmchair phillosophy

Today I had the opportunity to sit on a small panel to discuss interdisciplinary work with one of my colleague’s classes. I enjoy such opportunities, and I’m glad I was able to stop in. I[…]

Day 350: On the Personal of visual rhetoric

January 9, 2018 phillArmchair phillosophy

We’re to the point in my current class where we discuss one of my favorite Anne Wysocki readings, and combining that with some other material, I talk to students about visual impressions of people. It’s[…]

Day 339: On Game Addiction

December 28, 2017 phillgames

Anytime the topic of video game addiction is discussed, it’s prudent to start with the definition of addiction itself as the starting point. This is where the first issue comes to light: there are varied[…]

Day 325: Changing the meaning of a song forever

December 15, 2017 phillPop Culture

There’s plenty of semiotic research on how much impact sound has on our memories vs. visuals. It’s fairly easy to draw on specific memories by using music for recall (for me, and many in my[…]

Day 303: Thanksgiving cometh

November 22, 2017 phillgames

Tomorrow I’m going to do the cheesy “what I’m thankful for” post, but for today, I wanted to share my sentiments as an “Indian” on Thanksgiving. For those who don’t know the actual history of[…]

Day 298: The Microaggression Lottery

November 18, 2017 phillmemoir

I don’t name names here. Just sayin’. Also, I want to reiterate something I said last week; anyone finding their way here to read is obviously welcome to partake of what I’ve created, but this[…]

Day 266: This is the Anthem/put your damn hands up

October 16, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

A little news on the NFL’s stance on National Anthem protests. Meanwhile ESPN can’t seem to support Jemele Hill. I’ve written about this anthem thing before, and I’m not at all shocked that Kaepernick is[…]

Day 264: Be. Like. No. One.

October 13, 2017 phillgames

To open this post, the “teaching rhetoric of advertising” part of me just wants to make sure anyone reading my blog who hasn’t seen this amazing WWE 2K18 commercial has the chance: From a branding[…]

Day 260: In case you forgot America has a race problem…

October 9, 2017 phillPop Culture

I travel for a day and all the sudden really obviously racist things happen. My travel compatriot showed me this at breakfast. The video seems to be gone forever, so all we have are the[…]

Day 254: DILFs and DUFFs

October 4, 2017 phillrhetoric

Apparently Shane McMahon, pictured above, is a DILF. He is currently feuding with Kevin Owens, who when he teamed with Chris Jericho (see below) was utilized as the DUFF. Body image issues aren’t usually explored[…]