Tag Archives: remediation of print

The Development of the Electronic Book

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Mark Barrett

***This is a second draft of this commentary.  I frustratingly lost my first one after it was done and this is my attempt to reconstitute it from memory! The Kindle, the Nook, the Bebook.  These are but three examples of … Continue reading →

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Dennis Pratt- Commentary #2

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Dennis Pratt

Gains and Losses: New Forms of Texts, Knowledge, and Learning by Gunther Kress Kress (2005) discusses the “gains and losses” of the communication movement from the traditional linear text to imagery, which he calls the contemporary canvas. As Kress explores … Continue reading →

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The Invention of the Telegraph

Posted on October 30, 2011 by kenbuis

“I’ll put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes.”                                      (Midsummer Night’s Dream, ii. 2.) The dream of traversing the globe, thereby … Continue reading →

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