English 680V: Visual Rhetoric in a Technological Age (Purdue)

Tuesday, February 6

• Read Eye and Brain by Richard L. Gregory, pp. 99-193. Suggested prompt: What does the physiology (or psychology) of seeing suggest to you about the nature of visual rhetoric, writing, or the teaching of writing? Why should (or shouldn't) this research be of concern to rhetoricians?

Thursday, February 8

• Read Eye and Brain by Richard L. Gregory, pp. 194-255.
• Read, "Total Eclipse" by Annie Dillard. (See the PDF attachment below.)
• A Clarification Project in which you explain what you already know about your subject, reflect upon your feelings and thoughts about the subject, and suggest how you might develop your understanding of the subject. (Suggested length: 250 to 300 words; due: Thursday, February 8.)