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The digital age detective : mysteries in a changing landscape of literacy

Title
The digital age detective : mysteries in a changing landscape of literacy / Brendan Riley.
Author
Riley, Brendan
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

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TextUse in library JFE 17-11359Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
vi, 198 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"Imagining the figure of the fictional detective as an archetype in the study of modern culture, the author argues that contemporary detective fiction can help us better comprehend fundamental shifts of the Digital Age. Drawing on concepts from literature and media studies, the author reveals clues about modern phenomena"--
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism
  • Detectives in literature
  • Media literacy
  • Information literacy
  • Books and reading > Social aspects
  • Literature and technology > United States > History > 21st century
  • Mass media and literature > United States > History > 21st century
  • Detective and mystery stories, American
  • Literature and technology
  • Mass media and literature
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The age of electracy -- Hard wired -- Individual memory -- Communal memory -- Conspiracy -- Interlude -- Assembly language -- Copyright and intellectual property -- Alternate reality games.
Call Number
JFE 17-11359
ISBN
  • 9780786499984
  • 0786499982
LCCN
2017016870
OCLC
959535340
Author
Riley, Brendan, author.
Title
The digital age detective : mysteries in a changing landscape of literacy / Brendan Riley.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Research Call Number
JFE 17-11359
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