Matthew Kirschenbaum constructs a compelling and interesting argument in his book Mechanisms: New Media and the Forensic Imagination (2008). He argues that while new media and computer software might seem ephemeral and intangible, it has in fact physicality, a many-layered history, and emerging archaeological protocols (developed by Kirschenbaum and many others). However, one section titled “Coda: CTRL-D, CTRL-Z” …
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Beware, There be grammarians in these waters
Yesterday afternoon, Yufang and I listened to Terry Gross interview the linguist Geoff Nunberg on NPR’s Fresh Air about his latest book, The Years of Talking Dangerously (for more info on his book, go here). It was a good interview, but I was particularly interested in what Nunberg had to say toward the end of the …
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