Thank you to all the reviewers and editors who contributed to making the Computers & Writing 2016 Reviews section possible. The theme for this year’s conference was “Crossing Wires: Reaching Across Campus, Between Disciplines, and Into Communities.” Featured here are reviews of some of the many sessions that explored how Computers & Writing can expand its horizons in regards to scholarship and pedagogy. Some topics that emerged from the conference ranged from embodiment and social media research, participatory and user design in social justice and access projects, and the exploration of what Digital Humanities means in particular disciplines and institutions. Leave…
Author: Brandy Dieterle
Brandy Dieterle
Brandy Dieterle is a doctoral student in the Texts & Technology program at the University of Central Florida (UCF). At UCF, Brandy has been a graduate student tutor in the University Writing Center and has taught first-year composition courses. As a teacher, Brandy encourages students to think of writing and literacy as both self representation and identity forming. Her research is focused on identity and self representation, gender identity and representation, multimodality and new media, and digital rhetoric.
Title: ‘Can we block these political thingys? I just want to get f*cking recipes:’ Women, rhetoric, and politics on Pinterest Author(s): Katherine DeLuca Publication: Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy Publication date: 2015 Experience here/Website: http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/19.3/topoi/deluca/index.html Title: Super Mom in a Box Author(s): Lindsey Harding Publication: Harlot Publication date: 2014 Experience here/Website: http://harlotofthearts.org/index.php/harlot/article/view/197/155 Title: Queer-the-tech: Genderfucking and anti-consumer activism in social media Author(s): Matthew A. Vetter Publication: Harlot Publication date: 2014 Experience here/Website: http://harlotofthearts.org/index.php/harlot/article/view/195/148 For several years now I have been a sporadic Pinterest user. When I am seeking new recipes to try, craft ideas, and money-saving tips,…
Ever since my family first got a desktop with Windows 1995 on it, I’ve found myself intrigued and fascinated by the possibilities of computers and other digital technologies. What started out as using technology for game play turned into using it for socializing, and now a site for research. My trajectory for earning a Ph.D. was not always clear to me. In fact, it wasn’t until I had two semesters of coursework done for my Master’s degree, which I began working on because I wasn’t having any luck finding a job with a B.A. in writing, that I thought researching…