If we want to understand the various forms of writing “in-the-loop,” then we must start with understanding the loops themselves. While discussions of accessibility, expertise, collaboration and more are at the forefront of the conversations here, if one wants to understand the impact that these topics have on their own loops, we must understand what a loop is in the first place, how it comes to be, and, most interestingly, how it might be changed if we find ourselves dissatisfied with the loops we participate in. Loops can be understood further as infrastructural rhetorical objects, specifically operational rhetorical objects. Studying…
Author: Jonathan Adams
Jonathan Adams
Dr. Jonathan Adams is an assistant professor of English in the Department of English & World Languages at the United States Military Academy – West Point. He serves as Director of Writing and oversees the Stokes Writing Fellowship, a program focused on advancing officer writing and communication. His research focuses on rhetorical theory, engineering communication, and writing education.