Category: Unused Topics from Past Semesters
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The Weight of Digital Text: Formal v. Informal
Sven Birkerts is not as compelling as J. D. Applen thinks. In fact, Birkerts’ words are as weightless as he deems digital texts to be.
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The Weightlessness of Digital Words: Why Nothing Online Matters
How t he weightlessness of digital words creates a different relationship with our online communication. What we type feels different…
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Is Digital Media taking Over Printing Content?
Digital media is rapidly taking over, but print still holds value for personal reading and its intimate connecting experience.
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Ozymandias: a look at text
Carved in to Abu Simbel in Egypt, is the story of how Rameses II won the battle of Kadesh against the Hittite forces. Hieroglyphs and images.
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Simplifying Some Complexities of Digital Text
This article explores how the digital text we consume relates to the criteria referenced in Eyman’s Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method and Practice.
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What Counts as Text: Unwrapping Your Spotify Wrapped
Ever caught yourself “reading” a TikTok? Or telling someone to “check out that text” when referring to a viral meme? There’s a reason why…
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How Text is Evolving
Explore how digital media is reshaping the way we write and experience text. From simple text-based assignments to interactive, multimedia-rich projects, the shift in academic writing reflects a broader change in how we communicate. This reflection delves into the evolving nature of writing in college courses, highlighting the role of visuals, videos, and links in…
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Text: One Piece to the Digital Multiverse
Delve into the world of text, one part of the digital multiverse. A key part. Text is more than just the words we read and write.
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Does Text Have to Be Digital?
When we hear about texting, we think that it means messaging people on an electronic device such as a phone. Can text be physical?
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The Evolution of Text
The evolution that text has had over the decades. From being only considered on physical paper to it being intertwined in the digital world.
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Expanding Text
Expanding the thought of the word “text” in the new media digital world. Using subtext to get more information out of text.
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Evolving text
Text has been evolving drastically compared to “text” was limited to printed materials, but expanded to various objects, and media.
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Text Literally Sends a Message!
Text is more than just the messages we send to friends or words we read on a page. Text is always around us; we just never realize it.
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Expanding the Definition of “Text”in Digital Rhetoric
Digital rhetoric broadens the meaning of “text.” It’s more than words—it includes contexts, media, and interactions. Text helps define the digital world.
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Text & Subtext
With regards to digital rhetoric, it makes sense that what we consider as “text” should have a more expansive definition.