The Net Work Genre Function

Published In

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

This study theorizes genre from within actor-network theory. The net work (spelled intentionally as two words) function of genre proposes a solution to the inherent incommensurability in applying the notion of genre as social action within the posthumanist and postsocial perspective of actor-network theory. The study proposes an approach to genre analysis informed by the net work genre function and demonstrates its affordances by analyzing two conventional workplace genres. Performing genre analysis from a net work perspective has value for assimilating writers, both students and workplace professionals, into a new professional domain or organization.

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Copyright (2016) Sage.

Description

At the time of publication, Sarah Read was affiliated with DePaul University.

DOI

10.1177/1050651916651909

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/21977

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