[Air-l] FYA - "Public Spire"

[Christopher J. Richter]

See Gilbert Rodmnan, "The Net Effect: The Public's Fear and the Public
Sphere." Virtual Publics: Policy and Community in an Electronic Age (ed.
Beth E. Kolko). New York: Columbia University Press, 2003, pp. 11-48 for
the eponymous and even funnier student gaffe.

Chris

Christopher J Richter, PhD
Assoc. Prof. & Chair, Communication Studies
Hollins University
P.O. Box 9652
Roanoke, VA 24020

Tel. 5403626358
Fax 5403626286
e-mail crichter at hollins.edu
www.hollins.edu

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[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nathaniel Poor
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:07 PM
To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
Subject: [Air-l] FYA - "Public Spire"

(humor, but true)

I am grading exams. One of my somewhat dyslexic students who tends to  
confuse word-choice under exam pressure tackled a question about  
Habermas's Public Sphere, but instead for most of the answer wrote  
"Public Spire".

I think that is pretty cool. An interesting new approach that perhaps  
acknowledges hierarchies within the PS idea.

^_^  ndp...

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Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D.
www.umich.edu/~natpoor
Visiting Assistant Professor
Communication Studies Dept.
Albion College
http://www.albion.edu/commstudies


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