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Jul. 11-15, 2011 | Association for Cultural Studies Summer Institute, University of Ghent, Belgium
Mar. 18, 2011 | American Cultures in the Digital Age Conference, Vanderbilt University
Mar. 25, 2010 | Cooper Lecture Series, Swarthmore College
Feb. 22, 2010 | Information Society Program, University of Illinois
Oct. 30, 2009 | Scholarly Communication Committee, Georgetown University
Oct. 22, 2009 | Department of Communication Studies, University of Iowa
Oct. 11, 2009 | Honors Convocation, University of Illinois
I’ll be back in 2012, most likely the second week in January. Until then, happy holidays to all of my readers, and thanks for supporting The Late Age of Print — both the book and the blog. 2011 has been a banner year for Late Age, and with you it promises to get even better. [...]
It’s been awfully quiet around here for the past six weeks or so. I’ve had a busy summer filled with travel, academic writing projects, and quality time with my young son. Blogging, regretfully, ended up falling by the wayside. I’m pleased to announce that The Late Age of Print is back after what amounted to [...]
Great news, y’all. About a month ago I received a copy of the Korean translation of my book, The Late Age of Print: Everyday Book Culture From Consumerism to Control! I’m thrilled, needless to say, and even a bit surprised. Last summer the publisher of the English language edition, Columbia University Press, let me know [...]
My publisher, Columbia University Press, is offering a 30% discount on all — yes, all — of its books from now until Christmas. What a great deal in a sluggish economy! Just another reason, I suppose, to love Columbia University Press, about which I have nothing but great things to say. Here are the details [...]
My favorite podcast, The Critical Lede, just reviewed my recent piece appearing in Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, “The Abuses of Literacy: Amazon Kindle and the Right to Read.” Check out the broadcast here — and thanks to the show’s great hosts, Benjamin Myers and Desiree Rowe of the University of South Carolina Upstate.
I’ve long been a reader of magazines, and so for several months now I’ve been intrigued to see lots of pro-magazine advertisements appearing in some of my favorite periodicals. Maybe you’ve seen them, too. Generally, the ads are filled with all sorts of upbeat facts about magazine circulation and subscribership. The campaign’s purpose is to [...]
There’s been speculation going on all week that Oprah Winfrey would choose Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, Freedom, as the inaugural selection for the final season of her talk show/book club. Well, it’s official: Freedom it is, as you can see from this email that just landed in my inbox: I’m not surprised at all by [...]
I’ve been away on vacation for the last couple of weeks; hence the quiet around here. I’m busy now catching up on emails, writing projects (one of which is already late!), page proofs, and other assorted business. I’ll be back here blogging in full force once I get through my weighty to-do pile. In the [...]
Just a quick note to let y’all know that I’ll be a guest on Social Media Hour on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm EDT. The topic is privacy, transparency, and social networking sites. You can listen live by clicking here; the archived recording will be available here. Here’s a complete description of the [...]
I’ve mentioned a couple of times on this blog that I’ve got a big announcement in store for you. I’ve finally managed to secure all of the necessary okays, and so I’ll be rolling out the news on TUESDAY, APRIL 6th. Be sure to check back then…
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