Self-Representation & Online Identities

Remember--what we are doing today is something you can take back to the classes you teach, in order to talk about how rhetorical choices create particular effects.

Examples

Kathie Gossett

Samantha Blackmon

Clancy Ratliff

Cheryl Ball

Liz Losh

Malea Powell

Karl Stolley

Kristin Arola

Questions

What is the scope of this representation?

What is the focus of this representation?

To what extent and in what ways does the person's facility with technology influence their self-representation?

What do you like about what you see?

What don't you like?

What adjectives would you ascribe to this person, based on what you see online?

Would this be someone you would want to work with/hire? Why or why not?

What do you think they are leaving out of their self-representation?