remixthebook by Mark Amerika
remixthebook by Mark Amerika, University of Minnesota Press, September 2011:
A model of contemporary remixing and a groundbreaking reflection on digital media
Digital technology has transformed contemporary culture. New social media, hyperlinks, and cut-and-paste techniques have changed the way we write. E-books, which allow us to carry entire libraries with us, are bringing new browsing and reading habits. Digital editing and other on-the-fly postproduction processes have altered how we make music, films, and visual art. A key rhetorical trope employed in all aspects of digital media is the remix, the creation of innovative new works of visual, literary, and performance art through the mashup.
In remixthebook, Mark Amerika explores the mashup as a defining cultural activity in the digital age. Continue reading