Burn, Andrew;
(2003)
Poets, Skaters and Avatars: performance, identity and new media.
English Teaching : Practice and Critique
, 2
(2)
pp. 6-21.
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Abstract
This article takes a look at two kinds of new media used within English and sister subjects: digital video and computer games. It argues that the kinds of text made by young people with these media require us to attend more urgently to the range of signifying modes they combine, where language may or may not be the dominant mode. It also argues that this kind of work often also involves a dramatic dimension, in which the work of representing the world and the preoccupations of these young authors is conducted through various kinds of physical performance, which integrate with the digital media they use. Finally, it proposes that, while such work requires a more generous view of the business of English, it also requires traditional models of media education to expand their views of representation, media and cultural engagement.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Poets, Skaters and Avatars: performance, identity and new media |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://edlinked.soe.waikato.ac.nz/journal/view.ph... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Media, multimodality, digital video, computer games, performance, special education. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10004227 |
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