摘要：RICHARD LANHAM POSES this question based on the premise that technology is a “rhetorical tool” with the capacity to reshape the values, practices, and possibilities of writing and teaching. Lanham’s legacy over the past twenty-plus years has been profound: various iterations of his question have continued to appear as new expressive technologies have emerged and as the “we” to whom Lanham refers has become more broadly imagined: “What does this medium do to us and for us?” As technological media will likely continue to change, “we” (as teachers of writing across disciplines) must continue to ask Lanham’s question if we hope to remain engaged with the ways in which lived writing practices persist and change. New technologies may enable changes in writing practices and expectations, and also might reshape the ways in which we write. Whether these changes are positive or negative, welcome or not, they invite us to reexamine our values and practices regarding writing and writing pedagogy, and remind us of the deep role context plays as we enact particular kinds of writing (academic or otherwise) throughout our daily lives
