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PowerPoint: Rhetoric Machine

Pierre d’Huy’s commentary of the ubiquitous application, tailored to English speakers.

Also posted in The Journal, The Journal of the Medinge Group, vol. 1, no. 1, 2007, Web 2·0, communications, design, history, philosophy, semiotics | Leave a comment

PowerPoint, la rhétorique universelle

Is PowerPoint an aid to communication or destructive force in the art of rhetoric? This essay in French deconstructs the controversial Microsoft presentation program from the point of view of a mediologist, making references to works by Roland Barthes and Régis Debray to support its conclusions.

Also posted in The Journal, The Journal of the Medinge Group, vol. 1, no. 1, 2007, Web 2·0, communications, design, history, philosophy, semiotics | Leave a comment