Date of Award

2016-01-01

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

English Rhetoric and Composition

Advisor(s)

Beth Brunk-Chavez

Abstract

This project examines the rhetorical nature of 3D computer-generated imaging (CGI) and investigates how technical communication instructors can integrate it into their classrooms to foster rhetorical awareness of digital and multimodal composing practices; to foster technical communication competencies; and to teach technical communication genres. To justify 3D CGI's study and use in technical communication classes, the Dissertation first overviews 3D CGI's complex, interdisciplinary history; discusses how professionals across disciplines rhetorically use it; and reviews the lack of scholarship on 3D CGI in Rhetoric and Writing Studies. 3D CGI is next conceptualized as a rhetorical information ecology with micro-, meso-, and macro-levels, and its logics and interface are rhetorically analyzed. Finally, this study reports the results of integrating 3D CGI into three sections of technical communication and offers guidance on best teaching practices.

Language

en

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Size

165 pages

File Format

application/pdf

Rights Holder

Nikki Ann Agee

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