1. In a history paper I wrote at UM about the change in women's clothing from 1944 to 1947 (war to post-war) I incorporated several images into my text. It was very easy to find appropriate places to include images since the paper discussed clothing, something that is physical and can be visually analyzed. When I began thinking about the papers I am writing now, papers that deal with linguistics or methodology research, I am unsure how to include images into these non visual topics. I don't want to include images for the sake of including images. Any ideas?
2. The articles talks a lot about decorum and matching the style, both verbally and visually, to the audience, topic, etc. of our research. How effective is going against the grain in regards to decorum? Presenting the opposite of people's expectations is an effective tool in certain areas, but would it work in presenting research?
3. Until reading this article, I hadn't thought much about how on-line writing differs from traditional writing. Do you think there will come a time in the near future where we teach on-line writing in the same way we teach research papers, op-ed essays? Or will it only be an adaptation of these standard formats?
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Bridget,
ReplyDeleteI agree with the feeling of being unable to incorporate images into non-image topics. I don't have an answer for you but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.
Question 2 response: Well, I think that mixing up the decorum a little could be helpful. If the overall presentation is supposed to be very academic, stick to the grand style for the majority of it, but I think it's always nice to have some lighter moments every now and then. A little laughter can do wonders. But once again, you must judge whether your topic and audience warrents such deviation from the grand style.
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