From Digital to Analog: «Agrippa» and Other Hybrids in the Beginnings of Digital Culture

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Augustín Berti

From Digital to Analog

«Agrippa» and Other Hybrids in the Beginnings of Digital Culture

Augustín Berti

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English

Peter Lang Publishing Inc
25 August 2015

Films, movies & cinema; Public speaking guides; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Semiotics & semiology; Philosophy: aesthetics

Series: New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies

From Digital to Analog delves into the origins of digitization and its effects on contemporary culture. The book challenges the «common sense» assertion that digitization is just another step in the evolution of the culture of the editorial, film and recorded music industries and their enforcement of copyright laws. Digital technologies in contemporary culture have paradoxically undermined and, at the same time, strengthened such practices, provoking an unprecedented quarrel over the possession of, and access to, cultural products. Agustín Berti uses the release of Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) in 1992 to study this paradox. The importance of Agrippa for digital culture studies is proven through the discussion of the frequently understated importance of the materiality of digital culture. The book develops a critique of digital technology and its alleged neutrality and transparency. Ultimately, it illustrates how Agrippa anticipated a number of contemporary phenomena such as piracy, leaks, remixes, memes, and more, forcing us to rethink the concept of digital content itself and thus the way in which culture is produced, received and preserved today. From Digital to Analog is ideal reading for a graduate student readership, especially Master candidates in the fields of Literature, Arts, Digital Humanities, Digital Culture and New Media Studies.

By: Augustín Berti
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 69
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781433125058
ISBN 10: 1433125056
Series: New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies
Pages: 287
Publication Date: 25 August 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Agustín Berti, PhD in Literature, is head professor of «Analysis and Critique» in the National University of Córdoba. He is a researcher for the Argentinean Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) and has published in a variety of journals, including Flusser Studies, Nombres and Interventions.

Reviews for From Digital to Analog: «Agrippa» and Other Hybrids in the Beginnings of Digital Culture

"""From Digital to Analog surpasses expectations as a critical reading device. Highly recommended for students, scholars, and anyone who wants to know more about certain compelling issues within our digital humanities multiverse."" Luis Correa-Diaz, University of Georgia, Academia Chilena de la Lengua ""From Digital to Analog engagingly reveals the hidden significance of anomalous, unusual digital objects (...). The book sheds crucial light on seemingly contradictory traits (...) and underscores the pressing (...) importance of confronting this unacknowledged, underexplored complexity."" Laura Shackelford, Associate Professor of English, Rochester Institute of Technology"