So far we have covered mind maps, having ourselves in the middle and branches leading off from us in the middle to all the areas of our lives that make us who we are such as experiences, education, but also things at present such as hobbies and things we enjoy doing as entertainment.
This exercise was set to make us think about who we are, what influences we have upon us and to start considering how we want to present ourselves online via our blogs.
As this module is based upon the blogs we present, we are starting to be introduced different methods of writing and the effect this has to the audience we are addressing.
Blog Writing:
Thinking about how we are going to write posts in our blogs is an important task. The IDAT 101 lectures have consisted of teaching us the different methods of writing to keep our readers interested and attracted to reading more. Here are some examples of methods from my lecture notes.
Subjective Writing:
Subject: The individual (the person) to a sentence/field with conscious interaction with the outside world.
Locke - The self (that which desires happiness and owns body.) Subjected to object of social and historical forces. Determinations - subjected to a particular form of rule or domination.
Creator: Contradictions and Tensions:
The individual is whole and undivided: the source and agent of conscious action and the subject is not self contained, but cast into a conflict that dominates. For example a British subject that is subjected to particular forms of state control. In addition, the 'individual' who is British subject is also subject to other determinations and social formations...ethnicity, language, gender, religion, family, advertising etc. There are always room for change, a subject is not simply determined and dominated by these forces/ideologies, but can always question, resist and reject them.
Autobiography:
Formalized genre where the 'subject' and unique history is represented.
Auto - self, Bios - life, graphe - act of writing: What do we mean by these? An opportunity to define and explain the 'self'.
Blog On
- Commentary, also including graphics and video
- personal blogs including Twitter - share thoughts/feelings faster
- Subject Blogs - travel, politics, music, art etc.
- Blogosphere - interconnected, socially networking
- Blog search engines
- Advertising and fake blogs - set up to sell products, money making opportunities
- Participatory journalism and news reports
- Profiles
- Personal - diary entries (dear diary)
- Example: My Boyfriend Is A Twat
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