On Medical Authority
August 6, 2015
In a sea of books and media on medicine and illness, too few give voice to the patients.
Thomas Larson
Rachel Maddow, Isocrates, And The Power of Speech
May 22, 2014
The changing nature of authorship in the age of mass media as illustrated by the MSNBC host.
The Fearless Oratory of Christopher Hitchens
February 6, 2014
The relationship between Hitchens’ written and public voices illustrates the potential of the social author.
The Great Literary Future Behind Us
December 20, 2013
The fourth installment of The Social Author examines how literature lost its conversational dynamic, and why that’s a bad thing.
On the Social Authorship of The Bible
November 13, 2013
The third installment of The Social Author explores social authorship and holy texts.