John Potts

The Near-Death of the Author

Creativity in the Internet Age

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Produktbeschreibung

The Near-Death of the Author describes the plight of contemporary authors in the internet age

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781487546120
• ISBN-10: 1487546122
• Artikelnr.: 66226636

Autorenporträt

John Potts is a professor of media and the director of the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "Heroes with Names": What Is the Author?
2. "I Don’t Own It": Contemporary Complications
3. Who Is the Author / Who Are the Authors?
4. A Brief History of the Author
5. The Alleged Death of the Author: Post-structuralism and Postmodernism
6. The Author and Technology: Downloading vs. Copyright
7. Big Data Writing: Author as Algorithm
8. AI vs. the Author
9. "Creative ReUse": Post-authorship in Internet Culture
Notes
Bibliography
Index