Multimodal Feminist Epistemologies: Networked Rhetorical Agency and the Materiality of Digital Composing
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami14368107212021-08-03T06:31:53Z Multimodal Feminist Epistemologies: Networked Rhetorical Agency and the Materiality of Digital Composing Gruwell, Leigh C. Composition multimodality digital writing feminist rhetoric feminist methodology feminist epistemology Composition specialists have long recognized how online writing technologies call into question our notions of what it means to write, and how they might offer opportunities for resistance and empowerment, particularly when it comes to gendered identities and epistemologies. But there is no doubt that the internet—like any technology—is embedded in networks of power that govern the production of knowledge, identities, and agency. In this project, I employ a person-based, feminist materialist methodology to map these networks in three online spaces (Wikipedia, Ravelry, and Feminist Frequency) in order to develop a theory of multimodal feminist epistemologies. By foregrounding the materiality of composing, multimodal feminist epistemologies help rhetors reflect on their embodied positions within larger networks, in addition to highlighting the overlapping networks of power that produce identity and agency. Embracing this subversive multimodal textuality will enable researchers, students, internet users, and web designers to acknowledge the diverse locations of identity production and explore alternative epistemologies, ultimately facilitating more ethical and effective rhetorical action online. The value of a multimodal feminist epistemology, then, lies in its ability to articulate new ways of being and knowing— and that can ultimately equip us to make the internet, as well as the rest of the world, a more inclusive, empowering place. 2015-07-14 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1436810721 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1436810721 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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