“This is Not a Book: Long Forms of Attention in the Digital Age”, a talk by Alan Liu. Tuesday, June 3rd at UCR!
Rebecca Addicks
Posted on May 3, 2014
{DATE CHANGE} On June 3rd we will co-host a talk by Alan Liu; please join us! “This is Not a Book: Long Forms of Attention in the Digital Age”Alan Liu (UC Santa Barbara) Tuesday June 3, 11:00-12:30, Location: UCR INTS 1113 Co-sponsored by Critical Digital Humanities This talk is free and open to the public. A common response to an electronic book or other digital media is that, while it may be better or worse than a book, “this is not a book.” But digital media has the uncanny effect of making us realize that physical books themselves were never truly books–if by “book” we mean a long form of attention designed for the permanent, standard, and authoritative communication of human thought or experience. This talk…