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வித்தியாசம் Viththiyaasam
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C&W 2018: Post-Truth, Post-Trump: Reflecting on the Future of Web Literacies
May 27, 2018
I gave a talk at Computers and Writing 2018 on Trump's election and changes in the information landscape. Access copy…
C&W 2018: A Placebo-Controlled Rhetorical Trial to Treat Aca-Trolls
May 27, 2018
At this year's C&W, I presented a working theory on addressing trolls who specifically target academics, based on my own…
Robot Coda: Writers on Love, Race, and Technology
May 8, 2018
I was invited to moderate this panel for the Asian American Writers' Workshop at the last minute (a couple days'…
C&W 2017: “Maybe She Can Be a Feminist & Still Claim Her Opinions?”
June 4, 2017
Access copy of the talk below. "Maybe She Can Be a Feminist & Still Claim Her Opinions?" Vyshali Manivannan, Rutgers…
AWP 2017: Sri Lankan American Writers on Emerging Literary Identity
February 10, 2017
A combination of Winter Storm Niko and a resulting spike in chronic pain has left me housebound in New York…
C&W 2016: Modding the I: An Approach to Dis/Connected Publics
May 21, 2016
I co-facilitated a short writing workshop at C&W 2016 on body modification, deep embodiment pedagogy, and collaborative writing. There wasn't…
Affect Conference 2015: The Author Is In Pain
November 15, 2015
Written for and performed at Affect Theory Conference: Worldings, Tensions, Futures, "The Author is in Pain" is my first foray…
C&W 2015: Teaching Tattoos: A Body(mod)-Focused Approach to the Composition Classroom
May 21, 2015
Access copy of my talk below. Teaching Tattoos: A Body(mod)-Focused Approach to the Composition Classroom Vyshali Manivannan, Rutgers University School…
C&W 2014: Autonomy in the Hivemind
June 5, 2014
Reasons I love C&W: I can come here brain-dead after qualifying exams, and everyone I talk to has advice to…
AEJMC 2013: DDoS as Civic Protest
August 10, 2013
Produced for a grad school class on media ethics, law, and policy, I presented this paper at AEJMC 2013 in…
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