Interesting Idea

In an article by David Chandler called, "Texts and the Construction of Meaning," he is discussing Roland Barthes' idea of the "readerly" and "writerly" types of texts. In a quote that I found relevant to this class, he says, "It is worth noting that the extension of Barthes' notion to other media could be productive, involving a consideration of the extent to which engagement with such media might be regarded userly or makerly." The great literary theorists of the past two centuries can find fresh scholarship in terms of this type of extension to technology and other types of media.