{"product_id":"bookishness-loving-books-in-a-digital-age-hardcover","title":"Bookishness: Loving Books in a Digital Age - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Pressman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-first-century culture is obsessed with books. In a time when many voices have joined to predict the death of print, books continue to resurface in new and unexpected ways. From the proliferation of \"shelfies\" to Jane Austen-themed leggings and from decorative pillows printed with beloved book covers to bookwork sculptures exhibited in prestigious collections, books are everywhere and are not just for reading. Writers have caught up with this trend: many contemporary novels depict books as central characters or fetishize paper and print thematically and formally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBookishness\u003c\/em\u003e, Jessica Pressman examines the new status of the book as object and symbol. She explores the rise of \"bookishness\" as an identity and an aesthetic strategy that proliferates from store-window décor to experimental writing. Ranging from literature to kitsch objects, stop-motion animation films to book design, Pressman considers the multivalent meanings of books in contemporary culture. Books can represent shelter from--or a weapon against--the dangers of the digital; they can act as memorials and express a sense of loss. Examining the works of writers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Jennifer Egan, Mark Z. Danielewski, and Leanne Shapton, Pressman illuminates the status of the book as a fetish object and its significance for understanding contemporary fakery. Bringing together media studies, book history, and literary criticism, \u003cem\u003eBookishness\u003c\/em\u003e explains how books still give meaning to our lives in a digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica Pressman is associate professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University, where she cofounded the Digital Humanities Initiative. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDigital Modernism: Making It New in New Media\u003c\/i\u003e (2014); coauthor of \u003ci\u003eReading \"Project\" A Collaborative Analysis of William Poundstone's \"Project for Tachistoscope {Bottomless Pit}\" \u003c\/i\u003e(2015); and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eComparative Textual Media: Transforming the Humanities in the Postprint Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eBook Presence in a Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792182051104,"sku":"9780231195126","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f6cd56d571447800c4dd32ecdebf973_0c2ee3f1-8a00-4a23-814e-cb764fbaca69.webp?v=1780695913","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bookishness-loving-books-in-a-digital-age-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}