Updated Trackback Prewriting

Now that I've had some time to read through part of Richard Lanham's The Economy of Attention, I have a much better sense of where I'm going. So, I wanted to post an updated blog.

Basically, I’m using Lanham to define the economy of attention and will present and analyze the two types he discusses - the style expressed through Andy Warhol and the style expressed through Christo Javacheff. I plan to briefly explain each of these examples and track back the influences through scholars we have discussed. Thus far I have Aristotle for audience, Quintillian and Isocrates for style versus substance, Aristotle again for universal audience, and enthymemic rhetoric - this is all for Warhol discussion. Then, when discussing Wrapped Boxes and Running Fences I will use Augustine for clear and direct rhetoric, Aristotle for virtue, wisdom and goodwill (in terms of rhetoric) - and I’m still researching other rhetors for this section - Toulmin’s data/warrant/claim, Cicero and Quintillian for an emphasis on style. Then, I plan to bring in Liza Potts' Social Media and Disaster Response to discuss experience architects and the way they respond to unusual/unintended uses of social media tools.

Along with the tracking, I will connect each of these two styles to styles of social media I see - Warhol = viral fluff while Christo = altruistic uses.