Feb 12, 2008
Hypertext Article - Madison Ultis
This article was very long, and I must admit that at times, I got a bit lost; I agreed with Jasmine that his reference to many different books made it a little more confusing because they were all texts I had never heard of or read. I did think, though, that the article was very insightful because I had just always attributed hypertext with links on a sight, but I now realize it is so much more than that. I might be totally off here, but one element about hypertext I found was that it can either be found in some sort of linear book or in a completely dispersed system of links that one can follow however he/she chooses to. Overall, the connections I made in this reading were pretty much about the different systems involved in hypertext and how it is much more intricate than most people consider.
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we will talk about some of the main theorists he mentions in class (many of them will be or have been discussed in rhet for writers and theories of composing) :) yes--landow looks at some of the pros and cons of hypertext, as wells as discussing the actual translation process and structure of hypertext. you are right in pointing out that it is more intricate--but more intricate how? keep pushing. what kinds of effects does hypertext have on the reader? does it change the notion of control? of meaning?
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