Category Archives: New Media

Baron: “From Pencils to Pixels” (1999)

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Michael

In “Pencils to Pixels,” Dennis Baron argues that “the computer is simply the latest step in a long line of writing technologies” (17). He shows, through explaining the adoptions of the pencil, the telegraph, the telephone, and the typewriter, that … Continue reading →

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Moran: “Computers and Composition 1983-2002” (2003)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Michael

Moran’s 2003 essay is an overview of the journal Computers and Composition from its inception in 1983 to 2002. He chronicles the ways in which hope is implemented as a force and theme throughout the journal. In particular, writers in … Continue reading →

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Porter: “Why Technology Matters to Writing” (2003)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Michael

I have read Porter’s “Cyberwriter’s Tale” numerous times before, and I’m reading it again for Stuart Selber’s class, “Postcritical Perspectives in Literacy Studies.” Porter’s argument was very helpful as I was writing my thesis. To summarize, he uses his own … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Michael

• Ira Socol calls for 2009 to be the year of universal access • New York Magazine has a brief story on gay-related zines out of New York. Towleroad includes links to various zines. I might have to make a … Continue reading →

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videos on the banality of the internet: twitter and youtube

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Michael

These two videos by Lisa Nova make fun of twitter for the obsessiveness and banality of some of its users. They’re quite funny, I think. Part 1: Part 2: Matt shared this video with me via Twitter, in which the … Continue reading →

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