Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace - Couverture rigide

O'Donnell, James J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0674055454 ISBN 13 : 9780674055452

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. However, its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the threat of electronic technology for our literate future. O'Donnell reinterprets today's communication revolution through a series of refracted comparisons with earlier revolutionary periods: the transition from oral to written culture, from the papyrus scroll to the codex, from copied manuscript to print. His portrayals of these analogous epochal moments suggest that our steps into cyberspace are not as radical as we may think. Observing how technologies of the world have affected the shaping of culture in the past, and how technological transformation has been managed, we regain models that can help us navigate the electronic transformation now underway. Concluding with a focus on the need to rethink the modern university, O'Donnell specifically addresses learning and teaching in the humanities, proposing ways to seek the greatest benefit from electronic technologies while steering clear of their potential pitfalls.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674055454
• ISBN 13: 9780674055452
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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