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Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization
George P. Landow
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Description for Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization
Paperback. Thoroughly expanded and updated, this pioneering work continues to be the "ur-textof hypertext studies. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 456 pages, 35, 8 black & white halftones, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; UMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 926.
George Landow's widely acclaimed Hypertext was the first book to bring together the worlds of literary theory and computer technology. Landow was one of the first scholars to explore the implications of giving readers instant, easy access to a virtual library of sources as well as unprecedented control of what and how they read. In hypermedia, Landow saw a strikingly literal embodiment of many major points of contemporary literary theory, particularly Derrida's idea of "de-centering" and Barthes's conception of the "readerly" versus "writerly" text. From Intermedia to Microcosm, Storyspace, and the World Wide Web, Landow offers specific information about ... Read more
George Landow's widely acclaimed Hypertext was the first book to bring together the worlds of literary theory and computer technology. Landow was one of the first scholars to explore the implications of giving readers instant, easy access to a virtual library of sources as well as unprecedented control of what and how they read. In hypermedia, Landow saw a strikingly literal embodiment of many major points of contemporary literary theory, particularly Derrida's idea of "de-centering" and Barthes's conception of the "readerly" versus "writerly" text. From Intermedia to Microcosm, Storyspace, and the World Wide Web, Landow offers specific information about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801882579
SKU
V9780801882579
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About George P. Landow
George P. Landow is a professor of English and art history at Brown University.
Reviews for Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization
Challenges the reader... Because it invites (and nearly requires) readers to place themselves in more than one position: as a student of communication theory, as a student of computer science, as a student of academic publishing, or as a student of literature.
Paul Baker Education PR Blog 2007
Paul Baker Education PR Blog 2007