#kritiks

mission

{xylum} debate institute is a summer debate institute for high school students that seeks to offer a unique immersion experience for critical debate learning

 XDI brings a unique approach to debate teaching that focuses on persuasion, ethos and word efficiency over incomprehensible speed and pointless technicality

 Our curriculum will engage with the most pressing ethical questions in US foreign policy with Latin America by emphasizing critical research on the histories of the topic countries and US policy.

 If critical debate is your friend, love thy friend.

If critical debate is your enemy; know thy enemy

faculty

Andrew Arsht - NDT champion and debater at Georgetown University Jack Ewing - NDT seminfinalist and now assistant coach at George Washington University as well as accomplished TOC coach Stephen Davis, Head Coach at Towson University Forensics Dr. Michael Hester, Director of Debate at University of West Georgia

Paul Johnson, Associate Director of Debate at the University of Pittsburgh Amber Kelsie, Debate Coach and PhD Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh Michael Leap, ADA Top Speaker and NDT debater at Wayne State University Beth Mendenhall - CEDA champion at Kansas State University and PhD Candidate at Johns Hopkins University Matea Ivanovich, NDT debater at Idaho State University Gabe Murillo, NDT top speaker and two-time semifinalist, CEDA-winning coach at Oklahoma University Scott Odekirk, Head Debate Coach at Idaho State University Ralph Paone, NDT Debater at Harvard University and Brand Manager for Goodby, Silverstein & Parters Dr. Shanara Reid-Brinkley, Assistant Professor of Communication and Debate Coach at the University of Pittsburgh Edmund Zagorin, Assistant Debate Coach at the University of Michigan and Assistant Coach at Stratford Academy

dates

july 13-27 @ towson university, near baltimore, md

**apply here**

students seeking a longer camp experience will find our dates compatible with

Cal National Debate Institute

Me: So tell me about the time you met Mao

Opponent: what?

Me: what's time travel like?

There are a couple ways.

I have a post here with my favorite anti-Nietzsche card:

http://usefuldebatecards.tumblr.com/post/30616172848/would-someone-please-explain-to-me-the-premise-of

Malcolm Bull came out with a pretty sweet Book responding about a year ago called "Anti-Nietzsche" which is also pretty good and which every team should have in their backfiles.