Composition studiesComposition studies (also referred to as composition and rhetoric, rhetoric and composition, writing studies, or simply composition) is the professional field of writing, research, and instruction, focusing especially on writing at the college level in the United States. In most US and some Canadian colleges and universities, undergraduates take freshman or higher-level composition courses.
Media theory of compositionCommonly called new media theory or media-centered theory of composition, stems from the rise of computers as word processing tools. Media theorists now also examine the rhetorical strengths and weakness of different media, and the implications these have for literacy, author, and reader. The meaning of the term 'new media' can be confusing and debated over. At times extended to mean any sort of media that is not purely written-text-based, it generally refers to any medium that is technologically 'advanced' from pure text.
Visual rhetoricVisual rhetoric is the art of effective communication through visual elements such as images, typography, and texts. Visual rhetoric encompasses the skill of visual literacy and the ability to analyze images for their form and meaning. Drawing on techniques from semiotics and rhetorical analysis, visual rhetoric expands on visual literacy as it examines the structure of an image with the focus on its persuasive effects on an audience. Although visual rhetoric also involves typography and other texts, it concentrates mainly on the use of images or visual texts.
Humanités numériquesvignette|Exemple de recherche en humanités numériques : répertoire d'archives sous forme d'analyse de réseau de métadonnées. Les humanités numériques (traduction française de digital humanities [DH]) ou sciences humaines numériques, sont composées de différents champs d'études qui sont les suivants : recherche, enseignement et ingénierie au croisement de l'informatique et des arts, lettres, sciences humaines et sciences sociales.
New mediaNew media are communication technologies that enable or enhance interaction between users as well as interaction between users and content. In the middle of the 1990s, the phrase "new media" became widely used as part of a sales pitch for the influx of interactive CD-ROMs for entertainment and education. The new media technologies, sometimes known as Web 2.0, include a wide range of web-related communication tools such as blogs, wikis, online social networking, virtual worlds, and other social media platforms.
Digital mediaIn mass communication, digital media is any communication media that operate in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on a digital electronics device, including digital data storage media (in contrast to analog electronic media) and digital broadcasting. Digital defines as any data represented by a series of digits, and media refers to methods of broadcasting or communicating this information.
Sciences de l'information et de la communicationthumb|Schéma simpliste de la transmission linéaire de l'information dans la communication (paradigme mécaniste) Les sciences de l'information et de la communication (SIC) forment un champ de recherches universitaires, connu sous ce nom en France, Belgique, Suisse, Algérie et au Maroc. Au Québec, on se réfère aux études en « Communication » ou « Science de l'information ». Créée en France au cours du , en écho aux américaines ou à la allemande, cette nouvelle discipline se fonde sans que les chercheurs qui y participent ne partagent un paradigme commun.
Rhétoriquethumb|Démosthène s'exerçant à la parole, toile de Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923). La rhétorique est l'art de l'action du discours sur les esprits. Le mot provient du latin rhetorica, emprunté au grec ancien , « technique, art oratoire ». Plus précisément, selon Ruth Amossy : . La rhétorique est d’abord l’art de l’éloquence. Elle a d’abord concerné la communication orale.
