The Rhetorical Ecology of the Technical Effect

Abstract

Abstract This article calls for close attention to the current moment when many technologies are becoming routine, occupying a space between "unknown and unnoticed," and for formation of a digital rhetoric that addresses software's liminality, ubiquity, and exteriority. It briefly examines the emerging discourse of the Free and Open Source Software movements and suggests that a closer alignment with software studies in coming years will be mutually beneficial to both fields.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2005-07-01
DOI
10.1207/s15427625tcq1403_13
Open Access
Closed

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  1. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  2. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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