Strategic Contemplation
In today’s class, we had a good discussion about strategic contemplation. In our discussion we broke it up into three sections: rhetoric, research, and goals. As a class we came to consensus on thoughts, ideas, and main points for all three of these sections. For rhetoric we said: intuitive, not so obvious parts, take in sights, carefully collection details, information, experiences, paying close attention to spaces and places… subjects occupy in the scholarly dynamic. For research, we discussed: obscene, notice, listening to voices often neglected or silenced, process and materials, journey’s (inward and outward), outward journey’s = material, and inward journey’s = theory. For goals, we discussed: explain what strategic contemplation is (also, how to do it), actually enact the belief that rhetorical performances are deeply rooted in socio-historical contexts and authors traditions, formally do research and apply it to writing, understand, awareness, perspective, accountability (reliable, conflicting, ideas), responsibility, and when writing, you are held accountable for the words you select.