ENG 4020 Spring 2018 Neal

Spring
2018
ENG 4020
Rhetorical Theory and Practice
Michael Neal
WMS 223C

This semester will focus on the rhetoric of technological composing and remediation. Students will explore a range of media platforms available to rhetoricians in the digital age and how shifting between them changes the rhetorical situation. We will read chapters from Bolter and Grusin, Baron, Kress, and Jenkins among others. However, the primary focus of this class will be on the production and remediation of texts students will compose for class. Students will complete four projects: a media essay on fan culture, a digital archive exhibit, a “slice of life” mini-documentary, and a remix project.