I am a PhD student in writing studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am at the proposal stage of my dissertation, tentatively called "A Case Study in Writing, Value Creation, and the Internet."
Broadly speaking, I am studying writing, literacies, and value creation in a networked, e-conomy of textual production. I want to theorize the dynamics of three processes that operate in this setting: 1) the literacy practices of those who regulate, profit from, and manage online writing spaces; 2) the writing of semi-professional, free-lance writers; 3) the literacy practices of recreational and leisurely reader/writers; in this context I feel only mildly comfortable talking about this group as “prosumers.” I am hoping to see how these dynamics are shifting notions of authorship, as well as cultural and economic valuing associated with writing.
To be sure, I am coming at this project from the perspective of someone who studies mass literacy--not economics. Interestingly, in many texts I have read about networked e-conomies, writing remains invisible. What I want to do is render the processes of writing visible and figure out how it is operating in a situated context.
As for the context, I am studying the writing of professional and semi-professional poker players. Some of the things these players do with online writing, teaching, and learning is incredibly interesting--and in some ways unprecedented, although there are certainly parallels in the open-source software community, video-gaming communities, and online learning communities. I also hope to show that what they are doing is taking part in complex, rich literacy practices associated with their profession.
Data comes from archiving and analyzing public discussion threads, websites, skype interviews, and face to face interviews. I am currently following the ethical guidelines created by the AOIR. The project has been approved by UW institutional review board.
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