Category Archives: Reading Responses

The article written by Deborah Brandt called “Writing For A Living” was very interesting. Brandt discusses how the economy is shifting into a knowledge-based economy. She also states that knowledge and literacy are not synonymous; which I found particularly interesting. Much like earlier, she talks about capitol and what it does to the economy. CapitolContinue reading “Reading Response #6 – Writing for a Living”

At first, I was confused by the terminology “For-Profit Colleges”, so naturally I looked up what that was on Google. Before clicking enter on any of the searches, I noticed an interesting correlation between all of the most searched topics revolving around For-Profit Colleges. There was a very negative connotation — all of the suggestedContinue reading “The Education Gospel – Reading Response #4”

In “The Forms of Capital” Bourdieu attempts to dissect the traditional ideologies of capital in the world. He views it from a more abstract and interpersonal viewpoint rather than a system of labor and profit. He identifies capital in three different forms respectively: the embodied, cultural, and institutional state. The embodied state is a long-lastingContinue reading “Reading Response #3 – The Forms of Capital”

Stuff and fluff.  These two words seem very vague at a glance, but as you dwell deeper into the mind of Lanham you come to the realization that these things mean much more and the fact of the matter is that our lives revolve around them.  It seems more and more apparent that the “stuff”Continue reading “Reading Response #1”