Sean Demme
Discourse Community
For my discourse community I wanted to do my family. We have our own language and everything with each other. I know a lot about my family and could interview people. I don't know if I'm allowed to do that - but another Idea I had would be doing "Families" in general.
Sean,
ReplyDeleteFamilies certainly have much in common with discourse communities, but I'm not sold they quite fit what Swales defines. However, that is not to say you cannot do this; you just are going to have to approach it creatively and with the awareness of the challenges the audience may assert. Families in general would be too broad, since their are many definitions of family out there. You could, if you don't want to attempt yours, see if their are communities out there that are discourse communities for specific families, like families with only one parent and in a particular economic situation, or multigenerational families that live together. This has potential, just make sure you can justify your position within the context of our class (Swales, Gee, etc).