VirusHead - Mutating bits of contagious discourse, because language is a virus.

I wrote my Ph.D. twice. I tried to write in academic language, but I never found my academic voice. Instead, I wrote in my own voice, and then translated it over. I tried to avoid becoming completely opaque, while maintaining the level of technically-precise terminology (or jargon) that seemed to be required.
So I was delighted [...]

tagged ~ I’m it. Ethereal Girl has tagged me for this meme. Of course, I’m way behind and just today found it!
1. What were three of the stupidest things you have done in your life?
I could have gone to Oxford for a summer of Shakespeare, but I stayed in the States because my boyfriend “would [...]

Commencement

This study seeks to apply the insights of discourse analysis to the epidemic of signification surrounding the virus, marking out the traits and terrain of an emerging discourse.