Writing and the Digital Generation
Essays on New Media Rhetoric
Edited by
Heather
Urbanski
ISBN
978-0-7864-3720-7
photo, notes, bibliographies, indexes
278pp.
softcover
2010
Available for immediate shipment
Description
Is it true that, in this era of digitization and mass media, reading and writing are on the decline? In a thought-provoking collection of essays and profiles, 30 contributors explore what may instead be a rise in rhetorical activity, an upsurge due in part to the sudden blurring of the traditional roles of creator and audience in participatory media. This collection explores topics too often overlooked by traditional academic scholarship, though critical to an exploration of rhetoric and popular culture, including fan fiction, reality television, blogging, online role-playing games, and Fantasy Football. Both scholarly and engaging, this text draws rhetorical studies into the digital age.
About the Author
Heather Urbanski is an assistant professor of English and director of composition at Central Connecticut State University, in New Britain, Connecticut.
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