Topics in Professional Writing: Avatars, Identity, and the Internet

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ENG 326F Topics in Professional Writing: Avatars, Identity, & The Internet is a course focused on examining the myriad means by which identity is sculpted and curated in our current digital landscape. We will explore the ramifications of shifting technology on how identity is now mediated and maintained. Considerations for the course include: What does it mean for people to be able to assert increasing control of their audiences' perception of them? Is authenticity possible in a created online world? Are the values of audiences changing fundamentally? What traditions of professional correspondence are becoming obsolete? Is reality itself at stake, or will it be replaced?