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Victor Vitanza

February 15, 2024

Victor J. Vitanza is a Professor of English at Clemson University (South Carolina). He is the former Director of the interdisciplinary-transdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design, which is situated in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities.

Formerly at University of Texas at Arlington (1982–2005), Vitanza works in Media and Communication Philosophy, but that work also finds him teaching summer seminars at the European Graduate School (EGS) in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he holds the Jean-Francois Lyotard Chair.[1] Previously, he earned his second PhD at EGS under the title "Chaste Rape: Sexual Violence, Canon Formation, and Rhetorical Cultures" (director, Wolfgang Schirmacher; readers, Alain Badiou and Giorgio Agamben).

In 1978-1979, Vitanza received a National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship-in-Residence to work with Richard Emerson Young at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) on the topic of "Rhetorical Invention". Other participants included Sharon Bassett, James A. Berlin, Lisa Ede, David Fractenberg, Robert P. Inkster, Charles Kneupper, Sam Watson, Jr., Vickie Winkler, and William Nelson. Other participating colleagues included Peter Becker, Linda Flower, and Janice Lauer, all important figures in the field of Rhetoric and Composition.

Vitanza went on to found and publish the quarterly journal PRE/TEXT (1980–present). Along with Cynthia Haynes, Vitanza started the E-journal, Pre/Text: Electra(Lite), and created an on-line forum called Re/Inter/View listserv that currently has over 500 members. The month-long archived discussions hosted a range of figures from rhetoric and composition and elsewhere including Noam Chomsky, Jane Gallop, Sharon Crowley, and Geoffrey Sirc.

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Vitanza's work concentrates on histories of rhetorics and specifically on a "third sophistic" as well as the "excluded middle". His efforts extend the implications of Gregory Ulmer's electracy to the field of rhetorical historiographies, or what Vitanza calls "hysteriography" (and later "schizography"). Vitanza's efforts are to reread and rewrite questions and concepts raised by such theorists and historians as Gilles Deleuze, Samuel Ijsseling, Giorgio Agamben, and Jean-François Lyotard. Vitanza deploys these figures to consider and disrupt the role of negation and subjectivity in "the" history of rhetoric.

Negation, Subjectivity, and The History of Rhetoric (1997) is the title of Vitanza's first book. His efforts are large-scale re-assessments of the sense of negation that Kenneth Burke helps define. Vitanza's efforts extend to a reconsideration of other figures important to rhetorical historiography such as Susan Jarrett, Edward Schiappa, and John Poulakos. Through it all, Vitanza seeks a movement from (negative) possibilities and probabilities to (denegated) incompossibilities (counter-factual, co-extensive possibilities).

In Vitanza's recent work, he challenges Leibniz's foundational example of using Sextus's rape of Lucretia to ground a conception of "the best of all possible worlds". Extending Deleuze's re-reading of Leibniz in The Fold and Agamben's sense of "decreation", Vitanza seeks after all the denegated incompossibilities that result when "what happened and what did not happen are returned to their originary unity" (Agamben's Potentialities 270).

Vitanza's long-term project, according to a description on his website, is entitled Design as Dasein, and it "will examine how philosophical and architectural attitudes are represented under the signs of negativity and death".

Vitanza's most recent scholarly texts have been in the area of film (Chaste Cinematics 2015).[3]

Bibliography edit

  • Chaste Cinematics. (Punctum Books 2015).
  • Sexual Violence in Western Thought and Writing: Chaste Rape (Palgrave Macmillan 2011).
  • Negation, Subjectivity, and The History of Rhetoric. (SUNY P 1997).
  • Writing Histories of Rhetoric (SIUP, 1993).
  • PRE/TEXT: The First Decade (U of Pittsburgh P, 1993).
  • CyberReader (Longman/Pearson. 1st, 2nd, and abridged editions).
  • "Love, Lust, Rhetorics (from Double Binds to Intensities)." Living Rhetoric and Composition: Stories of the Discipline. Ed. Duane Roen, Stewart Brown, and Theresa Enos. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1998. 143-58.
  • "The Hermeneutics of Abandonment." Parallax 4.4 (1998): 123–39.
  • "From Heuristic to Aleatory Procedures; or, Towards 'Writing the Accident'." Inventing a Discipline: Rhetoric Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Young, Ed. Maureen Daly Goggin. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2000. 185-206.
  • "Abandoned to Writing: Notes Toward Several Provocations ." Enculturation 5.1 (Fall 2003): (A continuation of "The Hermeneutics of Abandonment")
  • "Favorinus." In Classical Rhetorics and Rhetoricians: Critical Studies and Sources. West Port, Conn, and London: Praeger, 2005. 148–52.
  • "Adieu Derrida," in Poiesis 7 (Toronto, EGS Press, 2005): 64-65.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Victor Vitanza 2010-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Faculty profile at European Graduate School
  2. ^ "Interview with Victor Vitanza" (PDF). Uc.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Chaste Cinematics – punctum books". punctumbooks.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.

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Victor J Vitanza is a Professor of English at Clemson University South Carolina He is the former Director of the interdisciplinary transdisciplinary Ph D program in Rhetorics Communication and Information Design which is situated in the College of Architecture Arts and Humanities Formerly at University of Texas at Arlington 1982 2005 Vitanza works in Media and Communication Philosophy but that work also finds him teaching summer seminars at the European Graduate School EGS in Saas Fee Switzerland where he holds the Jean Francois Lyotard Chair 1 Previously he earned his second PhD at EGS under the title Chaste Rape Sexual Violence Canon Formation and Rhetorical Cultures director Wolfgang Schirmacher readers Alain Badiou and Giorgio Agamben In 1978 1979 Vitanza received a National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship in Residence to work with Richard Emerson Young at Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh on the topic of Rhetorical Invention Other participants included Sharon Bassett James A Berlin Lisa Ede David Fractenberg Robert P Inkster Charles Kneupper Sam Watson Jr Vickie Winkler and William Nelson Other participating colleagues included Peter Becker Linda Flower and Janice Lauer all important figures in the field of Rhetoric and Composition Vitanza went on to found and publish the quarterly journal PRE TEXT 1980 present Along with Cynthia Haynes Vitanza started the E journal Pre Text Electra Lite and created an on line forum called Re Inter View listserv that currently has over 500 members The month long archived discussions hosted a range of figures from rhetoric and composition and elsewhere including Noam Chomsky Jane Gallop Sharon Crowley and Geoffrey Sirc 2 Contents 1 Work 2 Bibliography 3 Notes 4 External linksWork editVitanza s work concentrates on histories of rhetorics and specifically on a third sophistic as well as the excluded middle His efforts extend the implications of Gregory Ulmer s electracy to the field of rhetorical historiographies or what Vitanza calls hysteriography and later schizography Vitanza s efforts are to reread and rewrite questions and concepts raised by such theorists and historians as Gilles Deleuze Samuel Ijsseling Giorgio Agamben and Jean Francois Lyotard Vitanza deploys these figures to consider and disrupt the role of negation and subjectivity in the history of rhetoric Negation Subjectivity and The History of Rhetoric 1997 is the title of Vitanza s first book His efforts are large scale re assessments of the sense of negation that Kenneth Burke helps define Vitanza s efforts extend to a reconsideration of other figures important to rhetorical historiography such as Susan Jarrett Edward Schiappa and John Poulakos Through it all Vitanza seeks a movement from negative possibilities and probabilities to denegated incompossibilities counter factual co extensive possibilities In Vitanza s recent work he challenges Leibniz s foundational example of using Sextus s rape of Lucretia to ground a conception of the best of all possible worlds Extending Deleuze s re reading of Leibniz in The Fold and Agamben s sense of decreation Vitanza seeks after all the denegated incompossibilities that result when what happened and what did not happen are returned to their originary unity Agamben s Potentialities 270 Vitanza s long term project according to a description on his website is entitled Design as Dasein and it will examine how philosophical and architectural attitudes are represented under the signs of negativity and death Vitanza s most recent scholarly texts have been in the area of film Chaste Cinematics 2015 3 Bibliography editChaste Cinematics Punctum Books 2015 Sexual Violence in Western Thought and Writing Chaste Rape Palgrave Macmillan 2011 Negation Subjectivity and The History of Rhetoric SUNY P 1997 Writing Histories of Rhetoric SIUP 1993 PRE TEXT The First Decade U of Pittsburgh P 1993 CyberReader Longman Pearson 1st 2nd and abridged editions Love Lust Rhetorics from Double Binds to Intensities Living Rhetoric and Composition Stories of the Discipline Ed Duane Roen Stewart Brown and Theresa Enos NJ Lawrence Erlbaum 1998 143 58 The Hermeneutics of Abandonment Parallax 4 4 1998 123 39 From Heuristic to Aleatory Procedures or Towards Writing the Accident Inventing a Discipline Rhetoric Scholarship in Honor of Richard E Young Ed Maureen Daly Goggin Urbana IL NCTE 2000 185 206 Abandoned to Writing Notes Toward Several Provocations Enculturation 5 1 Fall 2003 https web archive org web 20060518101353 http enculturation gmu edu 5 1 vitanza html A continuation of The Hermeneutics of Abandonment Favorinus In Classical Rhetorics and Rhetoricians Critical Studies and Sources West Port Conn and London Praeger 2005 148 52 Adieu Derrida in Poiesis 7 Toronto EGS Press 2005 64 65 Notes edit Victor Vitanza Archived 2010 08 29 at the Wayback Machine Faculty profile at European Graduate School Interview with Victor Vitanza PDF Uc edu Retrieved 9 October 2018 Chaste Cinematics punctum books punctumbooks com Retrieved 2018 10 09 External links editVictor Vitanza Faculty page at European Graduate School with biography bibliography articles and photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Vitanza amp oldid 1133266386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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