Assistant Professor of English Rodney Herring's essay "Neither Pistols nor Sugar-Plumbs: The Rhetoric of Finance and the 1720 Bubbles" appeared in the most recent issue of Advances in the History of Rhetoric. The special issue of AHR was devoted to the rhetoric of economics. Herring's essay examines the appeal, in rhetorical terms, of financial instruments that became available during the English Financial Revolution.
Canvas Outage
Canvas access has been restored for our users, but the service reliability remains uncertain. Due to recent events, Canvas has had intermittent outages which are at the discretion of the vendor and may occur during a final exam. Faculty and staff may continue to use Canvas, but we strongly advise faculty and students to prepare a contingency plan for turning in assignments and final exams in the event Canvas access becomes unavailable again.
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