The five major concepts of this class are: 1) the analysis
of extant print and online media, 2) the composition of texts for publication,
3) the design of such texts to facilitate publication, 4) the revision of texts
to enhance comprehensibility, and 5) the identification of the new role
technologies play in the publication process.
The analysis of extant print and online media has allowed us
as a class to identify previous patterns of publication that has developed as
textuality and rhetoric develop. Readings like those of Gladwell and Porter
trace the growth and function of writing, moving from record-keeping to the
growth of rhetorical and intellectual communities. This forms a foundation from
which we were tasked with composing our own texts for publication, accomplished
through the three major projects in the course. Each project required that
theoretical understanding be applied to generate original content,
demonstrating and applying the experience and theory of prior practitioners and
rhetoricians. Successful composition includes the development and
implementation of certain design elements and principles, which are also
covered in the assigned readings and discussions in class. Through this
interaction with the concepts behind design, students are able to develop
design techniques to better facilitate and develop publication practice. Before
any of the projects or texts written are ready to be published, however, the
class guides students through the revision process through not only simple
self-checks, but the creation and evaluation of heuristics to thoroughly
interrogate composed texts. This empowered each of us to grow not only as
writers but also as editors, identifying non-traditional and atypical aspects
of publication as important and impactful in modern publishing. Finally, this
course has sought to legitimize and justify use of modern technology like
social media and Internet publications in the world of publishing. Through
readings and practical interaction with these technologies, they are put in
context and validated as modern publication media.
This class has sought to develop a skill set for composition
and publication both in print as well as online media.
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