A discourse community forms whenever any group of people, big or small, begin communicating regularly about a given topic, goal, or interest. Over time, that group begins to build their own expectations, inside jokes, jargon, and rules for communicating.
A good example might be a Lord of the Rings discussion forum on Reddit. People come to that forum to talk about the books, movies, and games related to The Lord of the Rings, and begin using shorthand like “LotR” instead of writing out “Lord of the Rings” every time. It begins as simply a way to save time, but quickly becomes a common practice that all members can use and recognize. To an outsider, “LotR” may seem confusing at first, but once they see that’s it’s just a simple acronym, they too can use it and begin to write like a member of the group. Over time, more of these acronyms become widely used, rules for posting are written out, and inside jokes and memes become a major source of discussion. Spoilers become a common complaint and a new feature is added so people can add a flashing "SPOILER ALERT" icon to any posts talking about new material. The group adapts the language and technologies they use to communicate in order to suit their collective needs and interests.
In our example, the discourse community is simply people who like to talk about the Lord of Rings, and the Reddit forum is one of the places that discourse community regularly communicate and interact. The “community” in discourse community is always the people, no matter where they happen to be engaging in the discourse at any particular moment.
Discourse communities aren’t just fandoms, either. Any job, hobby, club, sport, activity, or product will probably have groups of people who regularly communicate about that interest. There may be more than one distinct discourse community around a given topic, and they might discuss/write about that topic on any number of mediums and social media platforms. The guiding question for this project is: “How do members of this group adapt their writing for each other?”
Just as with Project One, you’ll be asked to include and analyze at least three example quotes from your discourse community).
Once people start noticing discourse communities, they tend to see them everywhere: an employee break room where workers discuss their job frustrations, a group chat with friends about an event you’re looking forward to, an Instagram hashtag. Some discourse communities will be more appropriate for our class than others, but you’ll have a chance to propose a few you might explore.
You’re probably a member of several different discourse communities that you navigate throughout your day. In Project One, many of you wrote about adapting your writing depending on the situation and the people you’re writing for, and so you may have already written about several discourse communities in this class.
In this project, you’ll be selecting a public, online discourse community to study and write about. In the first project, you told us about how you write, paying particular attention to how your writing changes over time or in different situations. Now we’ll be looking at those practices as they apply to the ways whole groups of people interact in writing. And just as with the first project, you’ll be locating examples of that writing to illustrate the things you’re telling me about those groups.
What You’ll Be Doing
For Project 2 you will produce a 5- to 7-page analytical essay that includes three examples of writing from your selected discourse community. Over the course of the project, you’ll be:
locating an online discourse community to study
learning about the ways communities adapt language and technology to writing
collecting examples of that group’s writing to help you illustrate your points
describing that discourse community in a detailed analytical essay
And as with Project 1, there will be a final reflection to accompany Project 2.
Discourse communities students have selected in the past (you can also pick these):
Owners of particular pet breeds (Labridoodle owners, for example)
Pre-Med students discussing applications to med schools
The people (dancers, teachers, students) who work in professional ballet
People who train show horses professionally
Board and card gamers
Small-game hunters
Comic book fans (organized around specific publishers, franchises, or characters)
Car enthusiasts (fans of vintage cars, for example, or muscle cars, or electric vehicles)
Spouses and dependents of military members
Online support groups
Fans of particular sports teams (college or professional, international or domestic)
Knitting enthusiasts
Amateur archers
People discussing particular television shows (Games of Thrones, Gilmore Girls, etc.) or particular kinds of shows (BBC murder mysteries, anime, etc.)
People who write about food and share recipes
Clubs and organizations here at USF
Remember, the “discourse community” is comprised of the people discussing the topic, not the topic itself or the place where that discussion is happening. The people involved make up the community and shape the discourse; in turn, the discourse shapes how those people communicate (specifically in writing, which is what we’ll study).
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