M. Allen Cunningham
"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
Vol.2 in the Atelier26 Samizdat Series:
The Flickering Page: The Reading Experience in Digital Times
Three Guided Chapters (and a Preface) by M. Allen Cunningham
with 24 illustrations by Nathan Shields
The Flickering Page: The Reading Experience in Digital Times
Three Guided Chapters (and a Preface) by M. Allen Cunningham
with 24 illustrations by Nathan Shields
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 co-founder of the cultural commentary blog SoulShelter.com. His stories have appeared in many literary magazines including Glimmer Train and The Kenyon Review and have twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is the author of Date of Disappearance, The Flickering Page, The Green Age of Asher Witherow, Lost Son, and Partisans.
ISBN: 978-0-9893023-2-6
Retail Price: $12.00
116 pages, fully illustrated
6"x6" trade paperback
Distributed throughout North America by Ingram and Baker & Taylor
Retail Price: $12.00
116 pages, fully illustrated
6"x6" trade paperback
Distributed throughout North America by Ingram and Baker & Taylor