Electric rhetoric : classical rhetoric, oralism, and a new literacy / Kathleen E. Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, Kathleen E.

Series:

Digital communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric--Data processing.

Rhetoric.

Computers and literacy.

Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.

Literacy--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.

Literacy.

Literacy--Study and teaching.

Audio-visual materials.

Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xvii, 255 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1999]

Summary:

Computer screens now dominate many workplaces, and televisions are ubiquitous in our homes, waiting rooms, and many public spaces. In Electric Rhetoric, Kathleen E. Welch explores the profound changes in writing and discourse brought about by electronic forms of communication. To this end, she integrates three related strands: the redeployment of Sophistic classical rhetoric; current literacy theories w)thin rhetoric and composition studies, including gender and race issues; and the inherently rhetorical nature of "screens" in relationship to writing and other communication technologies. Throughout the book Welch deals extensively with women's issues, which have played a particularly important role in the history of oralism. Welch's ultimate aim is to help build a movement to change, partly through critical pedagogy, the actions people take in their daily writing and speaking lives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-245) and index.

ISBN:

0262232022

OCLC:

40425923