Genre-colored glasses |
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Thoughts on genre, language, grammar, and other
rhetorical and linguistic norms |
 “Delta 737 Leaving RDU” by Josh Hallett is licensed under CC BY 2.0 I just got back from a wonderful trip to the University of Copenhagen, where I gave a talk and had great discussions with other people interested in genre and related stuff. Genres are everywhere and define our lives and work in ways we often don't notice So I thought I’d share my trip with you, or at least parts of it, through a different kind of travelogue—as seen through genre-colored glasses: Electronic airline tickets Passports Checked baggage tags Boarding passes Upgrades! Departure boards Going through security (yes, a genre process/ordeal, not a text) Flight announcements Greetings Safety videos Safety information placards Airline magazines Route maps Menu Movies (featured, action, comedy, drama, kids) Music (blues, pop, classical, rock, country) Crossword puzzles Mystery novel Immigration questions Direction signs Baggage claim signs Lost luggage panics Found luggage reliefs Exchanging currency Paper currency Metro schedules Metro maps Ticket kiosk instructions Credit cards Tickets Receipts Direction signs (I know, I said it before, but you can never have too many direction signs) Transit announcements Hotel bookings Check-in procedures Credit cards Hotel information binders Wi-Fi passwords Text messages Tea bags Trip advisor reviews Restaurant websites Maps Street signs Restaurant signs Restaurant menus Wine lists Dinner conversation Dinner checks Credit cards Receipts Alarms Maps Bad directions Backtracking routes Museum exhibits Museum tickets Credit cards Receipts Museum placards Sarcophagus(es? i?) Impressionist paintings Exhibit catalogs Gift shops Maps Metro signs Personal introductions Summaries of research presentations Walking tours Tour guide information Restaurant reservations Getting-to-know-you conversations Good-nights Wake-up calls Alarms Metro signs Personal introductions Conference programs Presentation titles Speaker introductions Thank yous Scholarly presentations Scholarly presentation PowerPoint slides Question-and-Answers Coffee breaks Speaker introductions Thank yous Scholarly presentations Scholarly presentations PowerPoint slides Scholarly handouts Bibliographies Question-and-Answers Getting-to-know-your-work conversations Workshop conversations Discussion questions Planning discussions Farewells Street signs Greetings of friends Personal introductions Wine labels Beer labels Recipes Cookbooks Dinner conversations Stories of personal history Teasings Tea bags GPS maps Street signs Good-nights and farewells Garden walks Check-out procedures Credit cards Receipts Metro signs Metro tickets Metro routes Directions from helpful strangers Direction signs Airline mobile apps Check-in procedures Passports Checked baggage tags Boarding passes (No Upgrades) Going through security Flight announcements Polite conversations with strangers Greetings Safety videos Safety information placards Exit door instructions Airline magazines Route maps Drink menu and prices Credit cards Receipts Movies (featured, action, comedy, drama, kids) Music (blues, pop, classical, rock, country) Mystery novel Landing announcements Seat belt signs Connecting flight lists Passports Stuck-in-slow-line looks among strangers Immigration questions Confusing directions Declaration forms Customs questions Confusing signs Airport train signs Going through security Flight announcements Boarding passes Greetings Safety videos Safety information placards Drink menus Credit cards Receipts Nutrition labels on snack bags Landing announcements Seat belt signs Baggage claim signs Highway signs Companionable silences Street signs Home phone messages Newspapers Bills, flyers, non-profit mailings Receipts, receipts, receipts Welcome homes  “A welcome home.” by Andrew Hyde is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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