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Theorizing Cyberspace: the Idea of Voice Applied to the Internet Discourse

Wake Forest University, USA Ananda{at}wfu.edu

ERIC WATTS

Wake Forest University, USA

This article offers the idea of voice as a way to think of cyberspace and the internet. It is argued that web pages represent the presence of individuals and institutions representing what they have to say. Consequently, we would argue that a robust construct such as voice might offer an unique theoretical lens through which to examine the internet and cyberspace phenomenon. This article argues that cyberspace can be conceptualized as a discursive space, and calls for a textual/discursive/rhetorical analysis focusing on the eloquence of representation as a principal means by which people and institutions voice themselves in this space.

Key Words: discourse • eloquence • ethos • internet • power • space • voice

New Media & Society, Vol. 4, No. 4, 479-498 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/146144402321466778


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