{"product_id":"from-papyrus-to-hypertext-9780252076251","title":"From Papyrus to Hypertext","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this study, Christian Vandendorpe examines how digital media and the Internet have changed the process of reading and writing, significantly altering our approaches toward research and reading, our assumptions about audience and response, and our theories of memory, legibility, and context. Reflecting on the full history of the written word, Vandendorpe provides a clear overview of how materiality makes a difference in the creation and interpretation of texts. \u003cp\u003e Surveying the conventions of reading and writing that have appeared and disappeared in the Internet''s wake, Vandendorpe considers various forms of organization, textual design, the use (and distrust) of illustrations, and styles of reference and annotation. He also examines the novel components of digital texts, including hyperlinks and emoticons, and looks at emergent, collaborative genres such as blogs and wikis, which blur the distinction between author and reader. Looking to the future, reading and writing will contin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title, 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In forty pithy essays, the author considers technological innovations that have transformed writing, altering the activity of reading and the processing of texts, individually and collectively. . . . The book's fragmentary organization--the adroit syntheses can be read in any order--makes it exceptionally accessible ... for the born-digital generation. . . . Essential.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Precious nuggets of information in every chapter.\"--\u003ci\u003eCommunication Research Trends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable study of how reading quietly transforms culture.\"-\u003ci\u003e-Libraries \u0026amp; The Cultural Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Preface -- \u003ci\u003eRay Siemens and Susan Schreibman   \u003c\/i\u003evii\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e 2. In the Beginning Was the Ear\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e5\u003cbr\u003e 3. Writing and the Fixation of Thought\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e8\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Power of the Written Sign\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e10\u003cbr\u003e 5. Writing and Orality\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e12\u003cbr\u003e 6. Standards of Readability\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e15\u003cbr\u003e 7. Linearity and Tabularity\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e22\u003cbr\u003e 8. Toward the Tabular Text\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e28\u003cbr\u003e 9. Meaning and Effect\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e40\u003cbr\u003e 10. Filters in Reading\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e49\u003cbr\u003e 11. Textuality: Form and Substance\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e52\u003cbr\u003e 12. Textual Connections\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e56\u003cbr\u003e 13. Instances of Utterance\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e59\u003cbr\u003e 14. From Interactivity to the Pseudo-Text\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e63\u003cbr\u003e 15. Varieties of Hypertext\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e70\u003cbr\u003e 16. Context and Hypertext\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e77\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Limitations of Lists\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e80\u003cbr\u003e 18. Aporias of Hyperfiction\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e82\u003cbr\u003e 19. Reading Images\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e87\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Writer and Images\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e94\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Rise of the Visual\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e97\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Period, the Pause, and the Emoticon\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e102\u003cbr\u003e 23. Op. cit.\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e105\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Reader: User or Consumer of Signs\/\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e108\u003cbr\u003e 25. Intensive and Extensive Reading, or the Rights of the Reader\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e112\u003cbr\u003e 26. Metaphors for Reading\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e116\u003cbr\u003e 27. Representations of the Book\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e119\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Role of the Publisher\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e121\u003cbr\u003e 29. The CD-ROM and Nostalgia for teh Papyrus Scroll\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e123\u003cbr\u003e 30. Giving the Reader Control\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e125\u003cbr\u003e 31. Text and Interactivity\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e129\u003cbr\u003e 32. Managing Hyperlinks\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e131\u003cbr\u003e 33. I Click, Therefore I Read\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e133\u003cbr\u003e 34. The End of the Page?\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e136\u003cbr\u003e 35. On the Fragment\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e143\u003cbr\u003e 36. The Body of the Text\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e146\u003cbr\u003e 37. The Decline of the Novel\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e149\u003cbr\u003e 38. The Rise of the Blog\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e152\u003cbr\u003e 39. A Culture of Participation and Sharing\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e155\u003cbr\u003e 40. Toward the Universal Digital Library\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e167\u003cbr\u003e References\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e177\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e187","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400483840343,"sku":"9780252076251","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076251.jpg?v=1730470798","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-papyrus-to-hypertext-9780252076251","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}