Monthly Archives: March 2018

CSD Goes to SHAV

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Rachel Pegelow

First year students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate program attended the Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference from March 22 – March 24th in Williamsburg, VA. The students attended conference sessions over the three days and presented research at the … Continue reading →

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Post # 5: Metaphoric Criticism

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Haley Klepatzki

Taylor Swift’s “Mean” lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/taylorswift/mean.html For the artifact I will be examining for metaphoric criticism, I will be taking a look at the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s song “Mean”. Context: For the context of the song, Taylor is singing about … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 26

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Lily Dean

We spent our morning at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) today! (Please Note: this is a very picture-heavy post!)

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Chapter 10

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Taylor OBerry

In this editorial cartoon, there is a drawing of who most people would assume is Trump. There are context clues in this drawing that make us assume that it is Trump and the biggest one is the button that says … Continue reading →

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Rhonda Brock-Servais in Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Wade Edwards

Rhonda Brock-Servais’s essay, “Can We Redeem the Monster? Working with Contemporary Young Adult Horror Fiction in the College Classroom,” is the lead chapter in Horror Literature and Dark Fantasy, edited by Mark Labrizi. Subtitled Challenging Genres, the just-published study is … Continue reading →

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Friday, March 23

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Lily Dean

Outside on the playground today, the children constructed several balance beams to traverse across. This activity is a great example of “risky play”, which is defined as thrilling and exciting activity that involves a risk of physical injury, and play … Continue reading →

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Chapter 10

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Trevor Heath

In chapter 10, we learned about editorial comics. This one I chose represents an editorial comic created around the time of the 2016 Presidential election. It depicts Clinton, Sanders, and Warren in a slightly humorous and demeaning way. This comic also … Continue reading →

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Editorial Cartoons

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Steven Herring

Editorial cartoons are cartoons presenting strong graphic styles that have a political message. Often satirical images containing a social message, editorial cartoons are emotionally charged and bring forth critical commentary regarding an issue in society at that time. This cartoon … Continue reading →

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Metaphoric Criticism: Nicholas Sparks Film Posters

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Karyn Keane

For this week’s posting, I will reexamine the Nicholas Sparks film posters and perform a metaphoric criticism. The rhetor of these six films is a range of white actors and actresses or (more broadly) Nicholas Sparks, who wrote the film … Continue reading →

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Thursday, March 22

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Lily Dean

Despite our delayed opening, we were still able to take a walk across campus to visit the Children’s Literature room at Greenwood Library. The children enjoyed selecting books from the shelves to look through. The Children’s Lit room also has … Continue reading →

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