Participatory composition [electronic resource] : video culture, writing, and electracy / Sarah J. Arroyo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arroyo, Sarah J., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Online authorship.

Digital media.

Communication and technology.

Multimedia systems--Design.

Multimedia systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Like. Share. Comment. Subscribe. Embed. Upload. Check in. The commands of the modern online world relentlessly prompt participation and encourage collaboration, connecting people in ways not possible even five years ago. This connectedness no doubt influences college writing courses in both form and content, creating possibilities for investigating new forms of writing and student participation. In this innovative volume, Sarah J. Arroyo argues for a "participatory composition," inspired by the culture of online video sharing and framed by theorist Gregory Ulmer's concept of electracy. Elect

Contents:

Introduction: Electracy, Videocy, and Participatory Composition

Recasting subjectivity for electracy: from singularities to tubers

The question of definition: choric invention and participatory composition

Who speaks when something is spoken? Playing nice in video culture

Participatory pedagogy: merging postprocess and postpedagogy

Afterword: Productive knowledge, participatory composition.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8093-3147-0

OCLC:

856627321