June 22, 2019In addition to two roundtable talks(!), I gave a panel presentation on pain in computers and composition and how we…
April 22, 2019Today, I am caught between the thrill of having published something in The Paris Review and an overwhelming sense of…
March 1, 2019Patti Poblete has an awesome how-to conference post that's practically canonical at this point, and I still refer back to…
February 4, 2019It's the anniversary of Sri Lanka's independence from British rule, thus also the kairotic moment prompting me to finally collect…
January 20, 2019My orientation to the world is dread, because its consistent if unpredictable promise is painervation, which is a word I…
August 9, 2018Written for my dissertation and performed at Capacious: Affect Inquiry/Making Space as part of the conference's "interstices," a space for undisciplined,…![Green chalkboard with blue Post-It reading "If the pen is mightier than the sword, what to [sic] you have to say about the marker?"](https://vyshalimanivannan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PostIt-Chalkboard-1024x579.jpg)
July 1, 2018Because what I really want my students to know—about the university, the course, writing—isn't what's in the syllabus, I created…
June 26, 2018Does it make me "old school" if I still prefer writing out my citations by hand? Citation engines weren't available…
May 27, 2018I gave a talk at Computers and Writing 2018 on Trump's election and changes in the information landscape. Access copy…- May 27, 2018At this year's C&W, I presented a working theory on addressing trolls who specifically target academics, based on my own…