"Speed, convenience, portability, and connectivity not only drive our
technological consumerism, but increasingly color all aspects of our
experience, even the heretofore slow, somewhat cumbersome,
necessarily solitary act of reading." -from The Flickering Page
technological consumerism, but increasingly color all aspects of our
experience, even the heretofore slow, somewhat cumbersome,
necessarily solitary act of reading." -from The Flickering Page
Are physical books merely old media in need of an update?
What characterizes the electronic reading experience
versus the reading of print? How significant are the differences?
As our reading media change, how will our reading and
writing methods change? What effects might this have
on our literature and our interactions with information overall?
What characterizes the electronic reading experience
versus the reading of print? How significant are the differences?
As our reading media change, how will our reading and
writing methods change? What effects might this have
on our literature and our interactions with information overall?
A provocative casebook for our digital times, The Flickering Page is designed to jumpstart in-depth dialogue about the historical, cultural, civic, and scientific implications of a mass shift in reading methods. Originating in M. Allen Cunningham's ongoing work with the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project, arrestingly illustrated by artist Nathan Shields, this small volume weaves together some of the most cogent thought of the past fifty years, urging readers to consider anew -- and pose for themselves -- the many questions about our technological revolution that remain far from settled.
"Ideology is the air we breathe, and we breathe it into our tools."
Read a full chapter excerpt from The Flickering Page HERE
Read a full chapter excerpt from The Flickering Page HERE
Chapter 2 title page, Illustration by Nathan Shields
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Marshall McLuhan, Illustration by Nathan Shields
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M. Allen Cunningham is the author of several books, including the novels The Green Age of Asher Witherow (a #1 Indie Next Pick) and Lost Son (about the life and work of the poet Rilke). The recipient of two Yaddo residencies and fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission and Literary Arts, Cunningham's writing has appeared in many publications including The Kenyon Review, Glimmer Train, Tin House, andPoets & Writers Magazine. ForeWord Magazine has named him “one of America’s most promising voices,” and he was cited in the Dzanc Books list of 20 Writers to Watch.
NONFICTION/CULTURAL STUDIES
ISBN: 978-0-9893023-2-6
116 pages
w/ 24 original illustrations
by Nathan Shields
6"x6" trade paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9893023-2-6
116 pages
w/ 24 original illustrations
by Nathan Shields
6"x6" trade paperback
