My first impression of “Inventing the University” by David Bartholomae was confusion. Admittedly, I had to reread the essay two to three times to grasp it’s meaning, which I believe to be: write with confidence. Obviously Bartholomae delves into detail about writing authoritatively and as if you are from a position of privilege, “position of …
Sep 05
Rhetoric using Clickbait for Scholarly Visibility
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/08/24/review-article-using-clickbait-techniques-scholarly-titles This article touches on our last class discussion on rhetoric and how catchy scholarly article titles are much more likely to gain attention of larger audiences than blasé basic ones. These sometimes unthinkable titles use language to persuade audiences to click on a particular link to read more.
Sep 05
AAR #1 & #2 – Inventing the University
In order for me to provide a clear introspection on how “I” am figuring out how to be a student, I need to take a hard look at “me.” I am a 38-year-old husband, father of two small boys, ultramarathon runner, and have a management position in an Information Technology Department for a local government. …
Sep 05
Inventing the University
Beginnings are scary, and starting back to college (especially as an adult) is perhaps one of the most intimidating experiences I have faced to date. Getting back in to gear and knocking the dust off of our scholarly brains is a daunting task. I can recall the anxiety while writing my first Blackboard discussion posts and …
Sep 04
Andre Cutrim AAR#1
Andre Cutrim What is a Scholar AAR 1 Blog Post David Bartholomae is an American Scholar in composition studies. He is currently an english professor at the University of Pittsburg. Bartholomae received his PHD from Rutgers University. He is an award winning an author who has written various published books and essays. One of his …
Sep 03
Inventing the University
“Five paragraph essays only!” My teachers had ingrained this into my mind since I was in the seventh grade. It was expected and anything else would be inadequate. This type of rigidness disallowed any type of creativity. You were to follow the rules and that was that. In “Inventing the University,” by David Bartholomae, he …
Sep 02
Inventing the University Response
David Bartholomae is an American scholar of composition studies. He focuses on literacy, scholarship in rhetoric, and culture. In his famed essay “Inventing the University”, Bartholomae states that new college students are not fully exposed to academic discourse, nor are they aware of the specific demands that institutions will require. Students are not familiar with …
Sep 02
AAR #1-2
It is a psychological theory that people look at things differently due to different factors like culture and context. For example, an image of a woman with a structure of a rectangular shape, with depth, above her head was shown to different groups of people in a study, and most of the East Africans responded …
Sep 02
Kaitlin Stewart Blog Post
David Bartholomae’s article, “Inventing the University” discusses how college students strive to connect to the academic community by imitating the scholarly language to which they have been exposed. The article is meant to address teachers/professors who are hindering students by not fully exposing them to different types of language that would allow them to improve …
Sep 02
Inventing the University
David Bartholome, Associate Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote an essay that addresses the difficult task that is prevalent amongst many first year students: writing or more specifically “inventing the university.” The common obstacle many students face is conveying their ideas in language of the subject that demonstrates ability in scholarly writing. …