Tag: Brock
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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.
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Code as Communication
As technology becomes more embedded in daily life, understanding how digital tools shape communication is more important than ever. This blog explores Kevin Brock’s perspective on the rhetorical nature of code, offering insight into how software is not only functional but also meaningful. It introduces the idea that programming languages can act as forms of…
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Detroit: Become Human (Code Version)
Using that instruction, the machine can “bite back” and refuse a command until its creator gets it right. It mirrors how human communication works.
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The Rhetorical Study of Code
When you think of a code, you usually picture a series of numbers and letters. Brock teaches us that code can also be used to persuade and communicate.
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Even Coding Has a Rhetorical Component?
Surprisingly yes, coding does have multiple rhetorical attributes that are mentioned by Brock. Be prepared to have your brain melted.
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The Cheat Code to Life
Code isn’t just a bunch of fancy numbers that hackers throw around. It’s technologically persuasive, thanks to procedural rhetoric.
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Society and it’s Medium
A college student provides an array of examples of mediums and how they impact and/or impacted the society we live in based on Brock’s chapter.
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Procedural vs. Digital Rhetoric: The Biggest Questions
Procedural Rhetoric? Rhetorical Code!? Who would’ve guessed? In class, we’ve had what seems like a couple of thousand discussions where…
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Procedural Rhetoric
It’s important to understand the different aspects of rhetoric before diving into procedural rhetoric and how it works in varying spaces.
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Rhetoric of Code
A novice, barely, attempting to gain a better understanding in coding and learning how rhetoric comes into the equation.
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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.