ENGL 397: Digital and Multimodal Writing

Course Description

Digital and multimodal writing focuses on writing that takes place in multiple modes – including digital. Professional writers compose reports, manuscripts, web texts, web pages, slideshow presentations, brochures, flyers, forms, digital video, and much more, and most of these texts require work across different media. Further, composing in these new scenes and with new technologies requires considering the ethics of such compositions, including intellectual property and digital surveillance. This class will allow students the opportunity to explore the design, composition, and rhetorical elements of different types of ‘texts’ and to work at the intersection of multiple media and rhetorical practice. The course will also give a foundation in the theory and methodology that frame the history of multimodal writing and research. No previous experience with multimodal or digital software is necessary. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 207 or instructor consent.