Why Writing Still Matters

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-26868-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Writing surrounds us, it informs us, it guides us, and it controls us. The power and complexity of this exceptional human invention is a story of change. However, in today's digital world, technology has drastically altered how and where we write, what we write about, and what writing looks like. This fascinating book presents a compelling argument for the vital importance of writing, and considers where its future may lie. Richly illustrated with examples of writing practices old and new, it explores the significant changes in writing that have occurred in our lifetime, and highlights how technology has challenged some of our most deeply held views about human communication. Through a careful examination of how writing works, it explores how it can be considered as a technology, inviting us to think again about this visual language that we so often take for granted. Writing matters – now, more than ever before.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Merchant, Guy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. Impressions: 1. Writing – a visible language; 2. The matter of writing; 3. Writing spaces – design and display; 4. The promise of writing; Part II. Expressions: 5. Writing, power and regulation; 6. Writing and knowing; 7. Writing narrative; 8. Writing, connecting and organizing; 9. Writing futures; Conclusion; References; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Merchant, Guy
Guy Merchant is Professor of Literacy in Education at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, and an international expert in writing and technology. His most recent books include Stacking Stories (2021, with Burnett, Bulman and Rogers), Undoing the Digital (2020) and New Media in the Classroom (2019, with Burnett).