The World is a Text: Writing About Visual and Popular Culture
Updated Compact Edition
5th Edition
Published on 25. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-55481-379-7 (ISBN)
Description
The World Is a Text is a popular composition textbook devoted to helping students to understand a variety of non-traditional texts and develop their skills as creators of texts. It teaches critical reading, writing, and argument in the context of pop-culture and visual examples, showing students how to "read" everyday objects and visual texts. The book shows show how texts of all kinds, from a painting to a university building to a pair of sneakers, make complex arguments through their use of semiotics, and shows students how to make these arguments in their own essays. This new compact edition is rich with images, real-world examples, writing and discussion prompts, and examples of student writing.
New to the edition are chapters on fashion, sports, and nature and the environment.
New to the edition are chapters on fashion, sports, and nature and the environment.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
25 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55481-379-7 (9781554813797)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jonathan Silverman is Associate Professor of English and co-director of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Dean Rader is Professor of English at the University of San Francisco.
Dean Rader is Professor of English at the University of San Francisco.
Content
- 1. Reading and Writing about the World Around You
- 2. Reading and Writing about Race and Ethnicity
- 3. Reading and Writing about Fashion
- 4. Reading and Writing about Movies
- 5. Reading and Writing about Music
- 6. Reading and Writing about Television
- 7. Reading and Writing about Gender
- 8. Reading and Writing about Visual Culture
- 9. Reading and Writing about Public and Private Space
- 10. Reading and Writing about Technology
- 11. Reading and Writing about Nature and the Environment
- 12. Reading and Writing about Sports
- 13. Reading and Writing about Media
- 2. Reading and Writing about Race and Ethnicity
- 3. Reading and Writing about Fashion
- 4. Reading and Writing about Movies
- 5. Reading and Writing about Music
- 6. Reading and Writing about Television
- 7. Reading and Writing about Gender
- 8. Reading and Writing about Visual Culture
- 9. Reading and Writing about Public and Private Space
- 10. Reading and Writing about Technology
- 11. Reading and Writing about Nature and the Environment
- 12. Reading and Writing about Sports
- 13. Reading and Writing about Media