Tag Archives: Derrida

On being a bit deaf

Posted on 1 May 2012 by

If you are not deaf, you might know someone who is. The admirable Gallaudet Research Institute gives some statistics: ‘if everyone who has any kind of “trouble” with their hearing is included then anywhere from 37 to 140 out of every 1,000 people … … Continue reading →

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Page against the machine 3 – less transparent books?

Posted on 29 November 2011 by

How can publishers create radically new products if their management structures and internal power relations remain the same? I can’t remember seeing any discussion of this in the trade press – Tim Oliver’s post in The Bookseller’s Futurebook web spinout is the exception … Continue reading →

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Page against the machine 2 – a sledgehammer without a nut

Posted on 26 November 2011 by

In my previous post, I suggested that some multifactorial analysis of previous technological innovations would suggest what is going to happen when publishing companies bang up against the digital content agenda driven by the powerful US techno-behemoths. ‘Multifactorial’ here simply … Continue reading →

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Page against the machine 1 – Derrida and the great CD-ROM disaster

Posted on 21 November 2011 by

While the form of the ‘book’ is now going through a period of general upheaval, and while that form now appears less natural, and its history less transparent than ever, and while one cannot tamper with it without disturbing everything … Continue reading →

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