عنوان

The world is a text :

(Number (ISBN

1554813794

(Number (ISBN

9781554813797

Title Proper

The world is a text :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

writing about visual and popular culture /

First Statement of Responsibility

Jonathan Silverman, Dean Rader.

Edition Statement

Updated compact edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Broadview Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

330 pages :

Other Physical Details

color illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

"Edited by Juliet Sutcliffe"--Title page verso.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

"Wherever we look today, popular culture greets us with "texts" that make implicit arguments; this book helps students to think and write critically about these texts. The World Is a Text 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 with basic semiotics. The book shows how texts of all kinds, from a painting to a university building to a pair of sneakers, make complex arguments through their use of signs and symbols, and shows students how to make these arguments in their own essays. This new edition is rich with images, real-world examples, writing and discussion prompts, and examples of academic and student writing. The first part of the book is a rhetoric covering argumentation, research, the writing process, and adapting from high school to college writing, while the second part explores writing about specific cultural topics. Notes, instruction, and advice about research are woven into the text, with research instruction closely tied to the topic being discussed. New to the updated compact edition are chapters on fashion, sports, and nature and the environment."--

College readers.

Critical thinking.

Culture, Problems, exercises, etc.

English language-- Rhetoric.

Readers-- Culture.

Report writing.

Semiotics.

Anglais (Langue)-- Rhétorique.

Anglais (Langue), Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement supérieur)

Anglais (Langue), Lectures et morceaux choisis-- Culture.

Culture, Problèmes et exercices.

Pensée critique.

Rapports-- Rédaction

Sémiotique.

College readers.

Critical thinking.

Culture.

English language-- Rhetoric.

Readers-- Culture.

Report writing.

Semiotics.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Class number

System Code

System Code

Silverman, Jonathan,1965-

Rader, Dean

Sutcliffe, J. C.

Date of Transaction

20200823042811.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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