The Act of Writing

      A Media Theory Approach

      Daniel Chandler

      This book is a wide-ranging exploration of the act of writing which focuses on a variety of ways in which the experience is framed by academic and literary writers. With a primary focus on academic writing, Dr Chandler outlines the importance of the media and processes of mediation involved, referring in particular to language, the written word, textual genres, writing tools, academic disciplines and roles, publishing systems and personality.

        Daniel Chandler has produced an exhaustive study of the writing process from a variety of perspectives, his seventeen-page bibliography being a testament in its own right to the size of his undertaking... The range of writers quoted is fascinating, and the extracts which illustrate what they have to say about their craft are a never-ending source of delight... There is much in this work which will be useful to writers, particularly those in academic settings, whose needs are held in mind throughout the text.

        Anthony Adams, University of Cambridge (Welsh Journal of Education)

      The Author

      Dr Daniel Chandler is a lecturer in media theory in the Department of Education of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Co-editor of Computers and Literacy (Open University Press), he has published extensively and lectured in many countries on this topic since 1981.

      Apply to:

      Department of Education
      University of Wales, Aberystwyth
      Old College
      King Street
      Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 2AX
      Wales (UK)

      ISBN 0 903878 44 5

      First published April 1995; second impression currently reprinting

      UK Price £12.95 (+£3.00 postage & packing within UK)
      Cheques should be made payable to 'UWA' and orders should be sent to Mrs Margaret Bevan in the Education Department.

      Click here for selected sources of copies of this book in UK reference libraries.


      The whole text is currently available online in Word 6 format. You may download this for your own personal academic use only. The electronic version has the great advantage of being searchable; on the other hand, who would want to read such a book via the screen?

      Some On-Line Extracts

      • Processes of Mediation
      • Texts and the Construction of Meaning
      • The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
      • Writing Strategies

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