Comments on: Recontextualize & Redefine http://blog.richmond.edu/writing/2009/05/06/recontextualize-redefine/ the University of Richmond Writing Center’s blog, a resource for all things related to writing. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Joe Essid http://blog.richmond.edu/writing/2009/05/06/recontextualize-redefine/#comment-590 Joe Essid Thu, 28 May 2009 15:17:33 +0000 http://blog.richmond.edu/writing/2009/05/06/recontextualize-redefine/#comment-590 Over time, I've moved from the popular (but inaccurate) "visual/digital literacy" to "visual analysis" and "digital analysis/fluency." These take us beyond the alphanumeric text while embracing it. If we think close reading of "hard texts," a la Core 101-102, is sufficient for first-year students, we are looking backward. We can drown out the "crap" online by producing work of merit and posting THAT. Over time, I’ve moved from the popular (but inaccurate) “visual/digital literacy” to “visual analysis” and “digital analysis/fluency.”

These take us beyond the alphanumeric text while embracing it. If we think close reading of “hard texts,” a la Core 101-102, is sufficient for first-year students, we are looking backward.

We can drown out the “crap” online by producing work of merit and posting THAT.

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