Discourse

Aging Disgracefully: Sex as Discourse

Steph Thompson | Posted 11.29.2011

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Steph Thompson

There is a lot of talk about communication in our society, the need in a relationship -- any relationship -- for open, honest discourse. I would argue that intercourse, if it's good, is one of the best discourses a couple can have.

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Understanding Our Foundational Premises

Brad Reid | Posted 07.04.2011

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Brad Reid

Groups engaged in religious, political, and social discourse are increasingly unable to engage in a discussion of the merits of a position because each group possesses entirely different fundamental premises.

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Civil Discourse and the Delights of Discontent

Gordon Marino | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gordon Marino

Not long ago Chris Matthews shook his head when a spokesperson for the Tea Party refused to condemn Michele Bachmann's claim that the founding fathers...

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The Orientalist Narrative Distorting the Egyptian Struggle for Freedom

Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abdulrahman El-Sayed

Just as my well-meaning acquaintances pigeonhole me, orientalists attempt to fit the history and politics of Muslims or Arabs into a greater arc that is dominated by cultural or religious stereotypes.

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"Monologists" and the Lost Art of Conversation

Jill Lynne | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jill Lynne

Of late, have you noticed how many speak in run-on sentences? I've labeled them, Monologists"! Beginning with one thought, they breathlessly advance ...

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The Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary and Home-Grown Terrorism

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Are we as concerned about potential terrorists who are home-grown Americans with white skin as we are sometimes obsessed with darker-skinned suspects of Middle Eastern descent?

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Obama's Call for Civility Amid Prayer Breakfast Controversy

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, with a plea for civility in our political discourse. He spoke specifically about the response to the recent earthquake in Haiti.

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Momma Lied To Me

Matt Idom | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Idom

Sticks and stones may break my bones. But those words? O, how awful can be those words.

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Why Academics Should Blog (Redux)

Hugh McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hugh McGuire

Academia should be a vanguard of our understanding of the world. It's a place where people have the time and space to think about the shape of the world, the source of some of the ideas that transform us.

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