I am very interested in the question: What is writing? As writers, we should have a concrete concept of this, but I would be willing to argue that we none of us completely agree on the answer to that question. Naturally, if I write a novel that's probably indisputably writing. But what about the text message I just sent? Or how about the tweet I just...tweeted? (Is that the correct jargon? I don't actually do the twitter thing, I just figured it well illustrated my point).
For my project, I will be researching how others have addressed this gray area. I will pay almost exclusive attention to writing involving electronic elements, and how technology can, or has already, changed the way that we view writing as a whole. I plan on using visual examples of writing found within the world of the interweb that applies to the research presented in a way that clarifies the points being made.
I would like to eventually show that the very definition of writing has been altered by online formats, and then offer some scholarly opinions in regards to the positive or negative elements of that change.
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