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Q Code, Text, and Signs: A Study of the Social Semiotic Significance of QSL Cards

Cochran, Pamela A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1484321999467252

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2016, Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing​, University of Findlay, English.
Applying rhetorical theories to non-traditional forms of text is important and necessary in the world of composition to further understand and research the many different types of rhetoric. QSL postcards from the 1920s and `30s are a perfect example of a sub-genre of composition worthy of study because of the semiotics, discourse, and community that are represented on them in text and in image. This research, consisting of written text and a web project, will focus on a set of QSL cards collected by one ham radio operator during the 1920s and `30s and will demonstrate the importance of rhetorical and semiotic study of multi-modal text.
Courtney Bates, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Christine Denecker, Dr. (Committee Member)
Erin Laverick, Dr. (Committee Member)
Christine Tulley, Dr. (Advisor)
78 p.
Composition; Cultural Anthropology; Mass Communications; Multimedia Communications; Rhetoric; Technical Communication
QSL cards; social semiotics; multi-modal text; ham radio written discourse; DX; postcards; text and image

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  • Cochran, P. A. (2016). Q Code, Text, and Signs: A Study of the Social Semiotic Significance of QSL Cards [Master's thesis, University of Findlay]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1484321999467252

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cochran, Pamela. Q Code, Text, and Signs: A Study of the Social Semiotic Significance of QSL Cards. 2016. University of Findlay, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1484321999467252.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cochran, Pamela. "Q Code, Text, and Signs: A Study of the Social Semiotic Significance of QSL Cards." Master's thesis, University of Findlay, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1484321999467252

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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