Abstract

This article analyzes the ideological assumptions that have driven the conception and development of hypertext, demonstrating how it has developed from an apractical romantic viewpoint that remains a very strong driving force. The article argues that technical communicators must critique and subsequently design hypertexts that are rhetorically sound, refiguring hypertext as user‐centered, historically situated, and practical.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1995-01-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259509364585
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  1. Computers and Composition
  2. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  3. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  4. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

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