Our Class Blog
Come along as we explore Writing for Digital Spaces. New posts arrive weekly throughout the semester.
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Coding Isn’t Neutral, It’s Rhetorical
This article explores the ways in which code– which is often claimed to be neutral–actually isn’t neutral and can contain the rhetoric of it’s composer.
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Political Coding : The Rhetorical Power of Redistricting Algorithms
Explore how redistricting software uses “cold logic” to carve political maps and why the code behind our democracy is a powerful rhetorical act.
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Heartbleed Rhetorical Code: Why Software Isn’t Just Logic
The Heartbleed bug shows that code isn’t just technical, it communicates meaning, shapes behavior, and carries real rhetorical power.
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Code(d) Learning
Code isn’t just functional, it communicates. Procedural rhetoric works within digital rhetoric, shaping behavior through systems and rules.
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Scrolling Down the Rabbit Hole: The Rhetoric of Code
Can code be rhetorical? Yes. Yes, it can. Rhetoric in code persuades our actions, behaviors, and meaning-making in digital spaces.
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Thinking About Code
A reflective look at how code holds meaning and shapes communication, inspired by Kevin Brock’s ideas on critical code studies and rhetoric.
Categories
- About the Class (3)
- Preparation (Wk 0): Privacy & Agency on the Web (87)
- Topic 1: Digital Situationships (361)
- Topic 2: Power Distribution (101)
- Topic 3: Public Audiences, Public Authors (145)
- Uncategorized (79)
- Unused Topics from Past Semesters (404)
- Connections (11)
- Mediums (64)
- New Media (30)
- New Media and Literacy (77)
- Refining Terms (16)
- Speaking, Writing, and Literacy (75)
- Text (79)
- The (Late) Age of Print (57)
- Traditional Writing (9)
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