Summer work continues

After an intense three weeks in June participating in Chico State's Academy E-Learning, I find myself hard at work this July on an article revision I've been fiddling with for a year now. Originally a dissertation chapter, this particular piece uses the Bush-era Torture Memos to think through the relationship between torture and rhetoric. My current focus is on 1) situating torture/rhetoric in terms of Obama's presidency, as well, 2) re-considering how I frame the conversation I see myself taking part in, and 3) re-framing my intervention (always the most challenging part).

My break from writing is taking some time to read texts for my upcoming graduate seminar in rhetoric and human rights! There's so much brilliant work out there - I have no idea how I'll narrow the field...

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