Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Creator Christie, Anne Committee Member Helle, Anita

Traversing the city of blogs : pedagogy, performance, and public spheres

Creator:

Faris, Michael J.

Abstract:

In this thesis, I conduct an analysis of blogs in order to understand their potential use in the composition classroom with the goals of students writing for a public audience and developing their rhetorical and civic agency. I do so by exploring the potential for the blogosphere as a public...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

Creator:

Papaleo, November R.

Abstract:

MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

students. Anne Hewitt and Andrea Forte (2006) focus on the presence of professors within the Facebook