Monday, July 2, 2018

Dami (Michael) Aderibigbe, questions for 7/3

1. "Allowing ourselves the luxury of ignoring technology, however, is not only misguided at the end of the 20th century, it is dangerously short-sighted" (414).  What is the first thing which comes to mind when you come across this sentence from Selfe? 


2. "What is writing really? It includes print: that seems obvious. But: does it include writing for the screen? How visual is it? Is it the ability to move textual resources among spaces, as suggested by Johndan Johnson-Eilela?" (299). 
What do you make of this quote in light of Yancey's call for homogeneity in composition? 
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  1. UnknownJuly 2, 2018 at 6:20 PM

    Hi Dami, in response to question 2: Interesting question--especially after our talk today in McElroy's class where he had us write a definition of writing. During this discussion the question of whether music is writing and I found myself still reflecting on this and your question triggered the memory. I think, at its base, writing is any symbol of language that is able to be understood in someway. Therefore, I would say yes: writing for the screen and even music are writing. The key is they need to be read by someone who understands it. Just like I couldn't read Mandarin symbols, or a symphony's sheet music, but there is indeed an audience that can.

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