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The digital age detective : mysteries in a changing landscape of literacy / Brendan Riley.
LIBRA PS374.D4 R55 2017
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riley, Brendan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, American.
- Detectives in literature.
- Media literacy.
- Information literacy.
- Books and reading--Social aspects.
- Books and reading.
- Literature and technology--United States--History--21st century.
- Literature and technology.
- Mass media and literature--United States--History--21st century.
- Mass media and literature.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 198 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Imagining the figure of the fictional detective as an archetype in the study of modern culture, the author argues that contemporary detective fiction can help us better comprehend fundamental shifts of the Digital Age. Drawing on concepts from literature and media studies, the author reveals clues about modern phenomena"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The age of electracy
- Hard wired
- Individual memory
- Communal memory
- Conspiracy
- Interlude
- Assembly language
- Copyright and intellectual property
- Alternate reality games.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786499984
- 0786499982
- OCLC:
- 959535340
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