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The most recent issue of the CWRL's e-journal Currents in Electronic Literacy is now live. The issue's theme is "The Commons" and it features some heavyweights: Lawrence Lessig, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Stuart A. Selber, Alan Liu, Cedrick May, and Robert Scholes.

It also includes the musings of a lightweight.

Congratulations to the editorial board - Mark Longaker, Justin Tremel,
Noël Radley, Lydia Wilmeth, and Kevin Psonak - on a fantastic issue.

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According to my rss reader (I use Bloglines), the new issue of Philosophy and Rhetoric came out last week. I don't have a print subscription, so it might be that the rss feed is updated randomly and the issue might not necessarily be "new." Nonetheless, there is some interesting stuff in this issue.

The issue begins by republishing a lecture by Henry Johnstone, a lecture in which he provides a really interesting meditation on the relationship between philosophy and rhetoric. He explores this relationship through an interesting thought experiment that asks: Can a computer "communicate"? He also offers his definition of rhetoric:

"Rhetoric is the evocation and maintenance of the consciousness necessary for communication"

Some of my favorite conversations amongst rhetoricians involve competing definitions of the r-word. I'd love to hear what Blogora readers think of Johnstone's definition.

There's also what looks to be a really interesting article by Barbara Biesecker called "No Time for Mourning: The Rhetorical Production of the Melancholic Citizen-Subject in the War on Terror." I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I hope to get to it soon.

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Corey Anton, editor-elect for Explorations in Media Ecology, is now accepting manuscripts for forthcoming publication.

Explorations in Media Ecology {EME}, the journal of the Media Ecology Association, is an international journal dedicated to extending our understanding of media and media environments. EME welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of media environments, including (but not limited to) philosophical, aesthetic, literary, historical, psychological, sociological, anthropological, political, economic, and scientific investigations, as well as applied, professional, and pedagogical perspectives. In addition to scholarly articles, EME also publishes essays, commentary, and critical examinations relevant to media ecology as a field of study and practice. (www.media-ecology.org)

Guidelines for Submission
Prospective authors should send four (4) copies of the manuscript, no longer than 25 pages (including tables and figures), to the Editor, Corey Anton, School of

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