P. Gooding
The Myth of the New: Mass Digitization, Distant Reading and the Future of the Book.
Gooding, P.; Warwick, C.; Terras, M.
Abstract
This paper proposes the importance of developing a realistic theoretical framework for the rise of mass digitization: the importance of the diffusion of innovations in shaping public opinion on technology; hyperbole and the myth of the ‘digital sublime’ (Mosco 2004); and the role of different media in shaping human understanding. It proposes that mass digitization can only be viewed as a significant deviation from the print medium when it emerges from the shadow of the Gutenberg Press and exerts a similarly powerful paradigm of its own, and that as a result there is a disconnect between the reality of the medium and the discourse with which it is surrounded.
Citation
Gooding, P., Warwick, C., & Terras, M. (2012). The Myth of the New: Mass Digitization, Distant Reading and the Future of the Book.
Conference Name | Digital Humanities 2012 |
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Conference Location | Hamburg, Germany |
Publication Date | 2012-07 |
Deposit Date | Sep 5, 2014 |
Publisher URL | http://www.dh2012.uni-hamburg.de/conference/programme/abstracts/the-myth-of-the-new-mass-digitization-distant-reading-and-the-future-of-the-book/ |
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