Midterm Flashcards
Theory rule #1
Everything is a suspect
What is canonicity?
List of great works worthy of continued academic study
(establishes the relationship to authority)
Having an author guarantees…
meaning in the text
What is ‘The Theory Toolbox (2003)’?
Developed as a part of an intro to rhetoric course at penn state. part of a larger series on culture and politics
What are the three areas to consider?
1) Understanding
2) Authority
3) Readership
What is a theory?
Larger questions about the origins of knowledge, who holds them and how such were formed and might be changed
Best result for Theory
Eye Test + analytics
Author (noun)
recognized expert or reference point within a field
Author (verb)
act of writing and capturing a moment of knowledge through a point of view
Readership
Issue of meaning making rooted in arbitrary nature of language
Signifier
The word describing something
Referent
The thing that a symbol represents
signified
the meaning we associate with the sign
social sciences (definition)
the branches of study that deals with humans in their social relations, including economics, anthropology, political science, psychology, and sociology
Social Sciences are key to…
1) Critical thinking and complex reasoning
2) preparation to participate effectively in civic life
3) general preparation for entry into the work force
4) teaching stem
