Monthly Archives: July 2017

Alt, Schmalt

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Sharyn

You may have heard about the new show concept announced from the creative team behind the HBO hit Game of Thrones. The new show, to be produced for HBO, is called Confederate and is set in a “grisly dystopian future” in which the … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready for Some Rhetorical Analysis??

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Sharyn

American football is inescapable. And though it is the off season, I’ve been thinking about football and rhetoric quite a bit. This was brought on by watching the second season of Amazon Studios’ documentary-series, All or Nothing, which follows an NFL … Continue reading →

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Checking Out THE STREET

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sharyn

I’ve been teaching Richard Wright’s Native Son for years in my American Literature since 1914 course. (See related posts under the tag for “Native Son”) But because the book has so many problematic components–rape, murder, violence against women, a really lagging … Continue reading →

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Mime Field

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Sharyn

      The internet anger machine has finally discovered the San Francisco Mime Troupe (SFMT), a political theatre group that has been active since 1959. Over the July 1 weekend, the Troupe premiered their new play, Walls, about an unlikely … Continue reading →

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