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Author:
Riley, Brendan, author.
Title:
The digital age detective : mysteries in a changing landscape of literacy / Brendan Riley.
Publisher:
McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
vi, 198 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
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.
Books and reading--Social aspects.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Detectives in literature.
Information literacy.
Literature and technology.
Mass media and literature.
Media literacy.
United States.
2000-2099
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Notes:
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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786499982
9780786499984
OCLC:
(OCoLC)959535340
LCCN:
2017016870
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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