Throughout this course, so far we have discussed about a
particular sphere and the notions of different representations of scientific
discourse. From Grant-Davie to Palmer, the readings that stuck out to me the
most was Rettberg, and Miller/Shepherd. Rettberg’s analogies and simple
directions into how to correctly blog were insightful yet understandable. But
then one calls the question of, what if one is incorrectly using blogging and
it only hinders there message through the medium? Blogging can be misused and
misread just like any other form of context. Rettberg quotes from another
theorist Evan Williams who said, “frequency, brevity and personality” is what
describes blogging.
Miller and Shepherd explain in their article that genre has
multiple meanings and not one solid definition. Genre defined by the Merriam
Webster Online Dictionary means, category of artistic, musical, or literary
composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content. However,
let’s say I want to choose Comedy (a genre) which would be my medium. But there
are so many different types of comedy such as slapstick. Can’t at that moment
in time Comedy serve as a medium? “With the medium of blogs, you might then
identify different genres and sub-genres…” (Rettberg)
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