Merandy (2019)

Author

Merandy, J.M.

Year

2019

Title

Vanishing Leaves: A Study of Walt Whitman Through Location-Based Mobile Technologies

University

The City University of New York

Discipline (uncoded)

English

Macrostructure

Unsure. Portfolio-based?

Proposed Area of Unconventionality
(Tardy, 2016)

Modality, Linguistic and textual form, content, practice, rhetorical aims & strategies (?)

Description and other notes

Digital dissertation. Dissertation components: Immersive game (Vanishing Leaves Location-Based Mobile Experience) ; White paper; Game Script; Website. White paper lays the groundwork for the development of Vanishing Leaves game (details key concepts, inspiration, other existing examples, methods, and objectives) and argues for the potential that location-based mobile experiences can have as tools for learning. White paper also includes a “digital manifest” which appears to list the components of the dissertation as well.

(Proposed) Degree of separation or connection between atypical or unconventional component(s) and conventional or written component(s)

Separate. Atypical component (game) positioned as separate from the written component (white paper). For example: “Much of this dissertation is not found within the pages of the following white paper ” (p. xi).

(Proposed) Type of relationship construed between atypical or unconventional component(s) and conventional or written component(s)

Influenced. The research undertaken through the written component (the white paper) is positioned as contributing to the atypical component (the game). Emphasis here is on a unidirectional relationship

Notes/Reasoning

Construes a relationship between the white paper (institutional or written component) and the game in such a way that one informs the other (e.g., “This theoretical framework informs two important aspects of Vanishing Leaves,” p. 14). Dissertation is meant to be “experienced” (referring to the game). The institutional copy is the white paper, which is only one component. Other components include the game, the game script, and the website. From the white paper: “Much of this dissertation is not found within the pages of the following white paper or on the project’s website. It cannot be read, viewed, or approached as you would a traditional scholarly work. Instead, this dissertation is meant to be experienced!” (p. xi). Link to website: https://vanishingleaves.com/

Discipline 2 (coded)

English

Discipline Grouping (coded)

HUM

Source

Next-Generation Dissertations Website