Interactive+Relationship

=﻿Interactive Relationship =

The interactive relationship is that between the reader and the text, both visual and verbal, which builds the meaning of the text. Sherman Young argued in his plenary at the English Teachers Association Conference that the author / composer relationship with the text and with the reader / viewer is such that the nature of the book is incomplete until it is read and responded to the author delegates bring the book to reality to the reader / viewer.


 * the author delegates bringing of the book to reality to the reader / viewer
 * books create a space that needs the reader / viewer to be made meaningful

Higonnet refers to the "Peritext" (Higonnet, 1990, 47), a french term for the "peripheral" features such as covers, titlepages and illustrations. This too is part of the interactive relationship which forms between composer and responder.

The following explanation is one that provides a clear illustration of the manner in which this relationship is established:

"An interactive relationship between the image and the viewer is constructed through the type of power relationships represented within an image. For example, the use of high or low angles suggests some participants are more or less powerful than others. Relationships can also be suggested through the use of the proxemics of the image to the viewer via the use of close up, medium or long shots. Relationship can also be created through the use of a particular technique such as the use of texture." (McKenzie, p.6).