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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'…
Paranoia or Crip Preparation
August 23, 2017
One week into tapering off Savella, which would not have been possible save for my paranoid hoarding of medicines I'm…
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…
The Goal of U.S. Healthcare Is Your Death
May 4, 2017
I want you to know you're killing me. You always were. It isn’t news. But assume your postures of defense…
I Ask Students to Take Risks But Hesitate Myself
April 27, 2017
It's the last week of classes, and my course announcements, as usual, have stacked up like this: Hey class, Due…
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…
Breaking Post-Election Radio Silence
November 11, 2016
Today, I stand inside my apartment, in front of a closed door, as I have done each morning since Donald Trump…
Anamnesis With 15 Citations
August 22, 2016
How to work when the pain is so great it slows even time? Indefatigable voice curling around and in on…
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