Binding: Paperback
Description: Introduction to Contemporary Print Culture examines the role of the book in the modern world. It considers the book's deeply intertwined relationships with other media through ownership structures copyright and adaptation the constantly shifting roles of authors publishers and readers in the digital ecosystem and the merging of print and digital technologies in contemporary understandings of the book object. Divided into three parts the book first introduces students to various theories and methods for understanding print culture demonstrating how the study of the book has grown out of longstanding academic disciplines. The second part surveys key sectors of the contemporary book world from independent and alternative publishers to editors booksellers readers and libraries focusing on topical debates. In the final part digital technologies take centre stage as e Book regimes and mass - digitisation projects are examined for what they reveal about information power and access in the twenty - first century. This book provides a fascinating and informative introduction for students of all levels in publishing studies book history literature and English media communication and cultural studies cultural sociology librarianship and archival studies and digital humanities.
Title: Introduction To Contemporary Print Culture Books As Media
Author(s): Murray Simone
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367338992
Pages: 246 Pages, 38 Halftones, Black And White; 38 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/12/2020
Category: Literary Studies: General