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Electronic Monuments, Paperback by Ulmer, Gregory L., Brand New, Free shippin...

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Item Weight: 16.1 Oz ISBN: 9780816645831 Type: Textbook Series: Electronic Mediations Ser. Subject: Computers & Technology, Internet / General, Popular Culture, Distance, Open & Online Education, Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction Publication Name: Electronic Monuments Language: English Book Title: Electronic Monuments Author: Gregory Ulmer height: 0.9 in Item Length: 9 in width: 6 in Item Width: 6 in Number of Pages: 320 Pages Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Publication Year: 2005 Item Height: 0.9 in Format: Perfect Subject Area: Computers, Social Science, Education

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Electronic Monuments, Paperback by Ulmer, Gregory L., Brand New, Free shippin.... Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (). Electronic Monuments, Paperback by Ulmer, Gregory L., ISBN 0816645833, ISBN-13 9780816645831, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Ulmer (English and media studies, U. of Florida) makes a case for an extremely positive use of technology that is already current and should be encouraged, that being commemoration of events through literacy. The immediate and urgent response on the Internet to 9/11 is only one example, and Ulmer has plenty on a variety of social and political concerns as he examines the erosion of civic life, which he indicates is being replaced by the "society of the spectacle," and how people and societies remember who or what it is. Ulmer concentrates on the Internet, but also pays close attention to how and why people create their commemorations and memorials for it. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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