Summary and Synthesis:
In "Materiality and Genre in the Study of Discourse Communities" by Amy J. Devitt et al., there are a collaboration of three essays by three different authors. The main point is to show readers how genre analysis is directly related to the study of ethnomethodology, which contributes to the understanding and overall comprehension of discourse communities. Genre analysis relates to language, which is a huge part of discourse communities; they all have a specific language and way of communication.
These essays relate to the Swales and Gee articles. All articles focus directly on discourse communities and seem to all be saying something slightly different from one another. They each expand on the idea and try to make sense of it so that it can be comprehended by students.
My thoughts:
I enjoyed this article much more than the Swales and Gee articles. Not only was it shorter, it was also easier to comprehend. Some of the ideas were somewhat complicated, but it was refreshing to have a few of other writers' ideas and writing styles within one article. All of the articles are helping me to understand more about discourse communities, which will in turn help me with the next project.
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