In response to Hayles, Ed Folsom discusses the interplay of narrative and database, noting that the most powerful narratives become like databases in themselves, their plethora of meanings and throughways—like the Garden of Forking Paths—always exceeding any singular account/interpretation. Notably, Hayles positions narrative as a potential “common ground between hyper and deep attention” (197). If…
In reading Rivers, I cannot shake the image of the Nine of Swords; the messenger of the Tarot to say that something is uneasy, or perhaps one has been “tossed around by world” (57). I believe a throughline in Rivers’ piece is that in the act of consensual attention, we take up a certain degree…
Hayles’ “Generational Divide in Cognitive Modes” in the context of teaching first-year can be used as a pedagogical tool to paying attention to students with neurodiverse needs. Crafting Writing prompts and fostering interactions in the kairotic space (classroom) demands deep attention from students and both teachers. This approach recognizes the diverse cognitive modes of learners,…
My scholarship attends to ghosts. By this I don’t mean looking for literal specters (can the ontologically unconfirmed even be considered “literal”—and if not, what does that mean for the unseen?), but taking stock of the ways our bodies, discourses, histories, and narratives are haunted by other(ed) ways of knowing, being, and doing that have…