They make no bones about being prescriptive and laying out the principles and values that “should” inform deliberation. I agree with many, if not all of them, but doubt everyone does, or would, or even should. My agreement is probably based upon (emanates from?) a subjectivity similar to theirs, but I don’t think I want everyone I interact with to … Read more...
Tag: Democracy, Rhetoric and Performance
first class
Stephen made a typical grand entrance, kvetching about the campus cop who hassled him en route. 🙂 He’s also pulled his usual stunt of mixing us up with an undergrad (welcome Jamie! I’m sure you’ll fit right in) and given us an impressive lot of books to read and ideas to ponder.
Viveca (pushing her statute of limitations, as she … Read more...
Bush and social construction of reality
Bush by numbers: Four years of double standards
These are creepy – they show how if you simply SAY things, repeatedly, and the media disseminates what you say, “reality” follows. 🙁
Here’s a few, click through to read them all:
1 Number of Bush administration public statements on National security issued between 20 January 2001 and 10 September 2001 that … Read more...
getting the ball rolling
Stephen is already out of the starting gate! Not only did he send the proposed syllabus today for Democracy, Rhetoric, and Performance, he also got in the first joke, enticing Scott the Snakemeister to return for an encore performance. 🙂
Of course, there is reading DUE for the first class….welcome to grad school!… Read more...