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Week 12 Blog
In the first part of Nish, there is a lot going on. In this blog, I'm going to try and stray away from my discussion about the trend...
ldrake15
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Week 11 Blog
This blog is based off of our reading, "Genres and How Writers and Readers Depend on Them." I thought it was a really interesting read in...
ldrake15
Nov 26, 20221 min read


Uptakes in Relation to Youth Mental Health Rhetoric
Partners for Youth retweeted a post that focused on consent when it comes to sexual activity between its citizens. The percentage of...

Des
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Bullying and Activism
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health posted a blog post on bullying and even gives statistics on children being bullied...

Des
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Chain letters and Uptakes
Nish's article, like my blog title, is a potpourri of information and genre terms. She takes the time to explain the relationship between...

mf64773
Nov 20, 20222 min read
Confusing Uptakes
This was an odd week so I hope that I'm not docked points for writing a shorter blog post. This week we read a whole chapter titled...
Sydnee
Nov 19, 20222 min read
(Sticky) uptakes in the animal rights movement
In the chapter "Activist Genre Knowledge," Jennifer Nish introduces the useful concept of uptakes: responses to another piece of work,...

marym3
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Genres of Activism
This week, we read a lot about the different genres of activism and how they are all interconnected. One of the main points of the...

Rachel
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Genres of Genres
This week’s readings were a double dose of genre. The first, which addressed the reason genres exist, reads like a school textbook and...

mf64773
Nov 12, 20222 min read
Genre & #womeningames Movement
First, I would just like to say that "Genre: Performance and Change" is still gibberish, even after our class discussion. From my limited...
Sydnee
Nov 11, 20223 min read
Week 11 Blog Post
The two assigned readings this week, “Genres and How Writers and Readers Depend on Them,” and Miller, Devitt, and Gallagher’s “Genre:...
Cole
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Slacktivism in Foster Care
This weeks readings focused specifically on the arguments against online activism, most prominently the term slacktivism. Authors Madison...

Caleb
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Genre in Foster Care Activism
In our readings this week, we read about genre and the ways it guides different aspects of activism. Specifically, in class we have been...

Caleb
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Interdisciplinary Genre
If Miller, Devitt, and Gallagher define genre as interdisciplinary, that is focusing on the various domains that intersect in writing,...

Andrew P
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Unique genres in activism
This week's readings and discussions have really emphasized how extensive genre is, and how the term can be applied to many things we...

marym3
Nov 11, 20222 min read


Relationships Between Youths & Their Mental Health.
Above is an image from Partners For Youth’s Twitter post that simply explains red and green flags in relationships that youths could...

Des
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Forgot To Post Week 9
The three frequently updated sources connected to my movement I utilized, The Rainforest Alliance website, the UNEP (United Nations...
ColinTheShots
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Week 10 Blog
Slacktivism. During this weeks reading was when I was introduced to the term, and I resonated with what Madison and Klang had to say...
ldrake15
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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