May 21, 2016I co-facilitated a short writing workshop at C&W 2016 on body modification, deep embodiment pedagogy, and collaborative writing. There wasn't…
January 28, 2016For a half-hour, my left hand, the one with the magnet implant in it, becomes the hand that commands the…
November 15, 2015Written for and performed at Affect Theory Conference: Worldings, Tensions, Futures, "The Author is in Pain" is my first foray…
June 5, 2015Yesterday I struck my magnet while opening my fridge door and felt it shift like an intruder in my flesh.…
May 21, 2015Access copy of my talk below. Teaching Tattoos: A Body(mod)-Focused Approach to the Composition Classroom Vyshali Manivannan, Rutgers University School…
April 2, 2015After writing that last post on biohacking, I've been thinking more about the body as a (media) system, or a…
October 4, 2014A while back an ex-acquaintance of mine joked that my way of being with chronic pain is like being an…
June 29, 2013Lately I've been thinking about a horizontal eyebrow piercing. It's an idle thought. I doubt I'll ever modify any part…