Writing in a technological world /
Claire Lutkewitte.
- xiv, 426 pages ; 23 cm
GBP 29.99/-
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Writing is multimodal -- Non-digital and digital technology -- Plan, research, and cite -- Design -- Draft, test, revise, and edit -- The stories we write -- Information at our fingertips -- Technology as system -- Technology as situated -- Writing messages -- Writing for social media -- Writing for websites -- Writing for mobile devices -- Hear, feel, and speak -- Picture, perform, and present.
"Writing in a Technological World explores how to think rhetorically, act multimodally, and be sensitive to diverse audiences while writing in technological contexts such as social media, websites, podcasts and mobile technologies. Claire Lutkewitte includes a wealth of assignments, activities, and discussion questions to apply theory to practice in the development of writing skills. Featuring real-world examples from professionals who write using a wide range of technologies, each chapter provides practical suggestions for writing for a variety of purposes and a variety of audiences. By looking at technologies of the past to discover how meanings have evolved over time and applying the present technology to current working contexts, readers will be prepared to meet the writing and technological challenges of the future. This is the ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in composition, writing with technologies, and professional/business writing. A supplementary guide for instructors is available at www.routledge.com/9781138580985"--
9781138580985 (pbk.)
Online authorship. Social media--Authorship. Literature and technology.