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Effective academic hypertexts work in the space between conventions of web authorship and expectations of linearity in academic writing. Not all academic hypertexts will inhabit that space in the same way.

In terms of graphics, layout, and navigation, James' hypertext is transparent in its use of conventions of web development. It is familiar to a reader comfortable with the web. But this transparency in design does not come without consequences. Design transparency may come at the expense of content transparency.

James' hypertext is very nonlinear. There is no single path through it. The reader constructs the meaning of "The TIA Program: Privacy vs. Protection" as she navigates the hypertext. Organizationally, it draws heavily on the same conventions that inform the site design. The hypertext provides a wealth of information about the TIA Program.

But there is a potential cost to James' decision to privilege conventions of web authorship over conventions of academic writing. James' position becomes difficult to locate. The author has a position on the issue. But does the hypertext have a line (or multiple lines?) that the reader can identify?

James | hybridity

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