Rachel Klahm
1/18/18
TTH 3:35
In this piece, Kerry Dirk explains just how many variables shape a genre. When writing, we take into account, who our audience is and what kind of reactions we hope to create. Genres develop because they appropriately respond to situations that writers encounter repeatedly. Our responses to situations can be guided by past responses to the same situation. If there are any to look back on, we often do this subconsciously. We don't think to necessarily "copy" one's response but we do so because the knowledge is embedded in the back of our heads and when faced with a similar or same exact situation, we react in the ways we already know. Because of this, genres can be viewed as repeating rhetorical situations. I found this very interesting because I'd never thought about it like that before. The meaning of "genre" is so much more broad than I thought before reading this piece. I always assumed genres only applied to music, movies, books, restaurants, etc. but never did I think that a text message to my friend would fall under a specific genre. Miller says, "genres matter because they shape our everyday lives." I now see the truth in this statement after reading Kerry Dirk's "Navigating Genres."
1/18/18
TTH 3:35
In this piece, Kerry Dirk explains just how many variables shape a genre. When writing, we take into account, who our audience is and what kind of reactions we hope to create. Genres develop because they appropriately respond to situations that writers encounter repeatedly. Our responses to situations can be guided by past responses to the same situation. If there are any to look back on, we often do this subconsciously. We don't think to necessarily "copy" one's response but we do so because the knowledge is embedded in the back of our heads and when faced with a similar or same exact situation, we react in the ways we already know. Because of this, genres can be viewed as repeating rhetorical situations. I found this very interesting because I'd never thought about it like that before. The meaning of "genre" is so much more broad than I thought before reading this piece. I always assumed genres only applied to music, movies, books, restaurants, etc. but never did I think that a text message to my friend would fall under a specific genre. Miller says, "genres matter because they shape our everyday lives." I now see the truth in this statement after reading Kerry Dirk's "Navigating Genres."
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