Author: Amanda Reu
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A World Wide Web
Whether in print or on the web, intertextuality can be observed in text. Texts will always borrow from one another and create networks of information.
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A Theatre Kid Does Visual Rhetoric
All the world’s a stage, so how does visual rhetoric apply to theatre and theatrical productions? It’s all in the design.
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Human Connections
Interfaces act as both an object and a location, according to Doug Eyman. How do humans make connection with tech, and what does it mean?
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This Blog Post is Not Important
A lone piece of text will never be more important than the medium through which it created. After all, the medium is the message.
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Programming: Unseen Rhetoric in Digital Media
We all use digital technology, but what we don’t realize is that there is a hidden layer of rhetoric within the program running it.
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Interactivity in New Media
The label of “Interactive” gets thrown around a lot when in comes to New Media in the digital age, but what does that actually mean?
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Advancement vs Improvement
When translating a text from one medium to another, there are going to be differences. Yet new technology doesn’t always create better text.
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Media as Text: What Text Can Be
We typically hear the word text and think of the written word. However, the word text can mean any piece of media, not just what you see in books.
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What a Literate Culture Lacks (According to an Oral One)
Before written language was created, information survived through oral communication only. The transition was not without criticism.
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Hypertext: How a Rhetorical Choice can Equal Literacy
Hypertext, when used in digital spaces, can improve the functionality of a webpage. This one rhetorical choice demonstrates digital literacy.
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Do Blenders use Binary? Defining Digital
Picture a piece of digital technology. The image that comes to mind is probably something like a laptop or tablet. Why not a blender?
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Agency in Digital Learning
The way we use the internet in educational spaces is not as effective as it could be. Agency makes a difference, in learning, and privacy.