Response to Blog

Response to "It's time to talk about remediation, folks"

                In Jimmie Killingsworth chapter "Appeals to Time" in Appeals in Modern Rhetoric, the discussion of having a conscious of time when you are creating a rhetorical situation is carried out. Personally, I'm not sure why "time" in and of itself is not one of the five constituents of a rhetorical situation, as I believe it is the single most important thing in any situation, and especially in a rhetorical situation. For example, what good is it to post about the US Navy capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden years after it happened? Or how funny is a remediation of the famous Ellen DeGeneres Oscar selfie with so many celebrities months after the Oscars? 

              I really believe it's all about timing. Timing is what determines the relevance of an argument. To a lesser scale, there is a term in French called "L'esprit de l'escalier," which refers to the phenomenon of thinking of something to reply after the moment has passed, or after the conversation is over. I think the same idea applies here. The appeal to time is the fine line that determines whether something stays relevant. I agree with the blog I am responding to in that a writer's "contribution will be most effective if it appeals to time to ensure that what is said is being brought to the table at the best possible time for it accomplish what it’s meant to."

              In Carolyn Handa's The Multimediated Rhetoric of the Internet, she explained to us how the Internet is a remediated text. "By both reacting to how the Internet has affected culture and suggesting analysis for this shift, Handa molded further scholarly discussion of a vast concept that will make her discourse important for the now, as well as for the later." This was a good way to tie in the concept of time and kairos along with that of remediation among intertexts. I agree that Handa's text becomes timeless because of the way in which she discusses intertext so thoroughly. 

Handa, Carolyn. The Mediated Rhetoric of the Internet. New York: Taylor and Francis Group. Web. 

Killingsworth, Jimmie M. "Appeals to Time." 38-51. Web.