The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore tugs at our heartstrings

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” is more than just an App or a short film. It is the future of children’s books. Although the short film was effective and provides an excellent interpretation of the intertwined relationship between authors, books and readers, the actual app provides words to accompany short strips [...]

February 17th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: EL 336 | 3 comments

EL 336 Portfolio 1

Welcome to my first portfolio for my second round of EL 336. So far, we’ve covered mostly assigned texts regarding the materiality of books, which was a heavily covered topic last time around in this course. Our main reading, The Late Age of Print covered a historical perspective of where books have gone since the [...]

February 9th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: EL 336, Portfolios | Leave a comment

You, my dear, have the mark of the Grimm; a look at Harry Potter and the Conclusion of The Late Age of Print

While reading Chapter 5 and the Conclusion of The Late Age of Print, I felt mixed emotions regarding not only the future of printed books but also about the extreme security measures taken to protect Harry Potter‘s secrets until the designated global release date. While I think J.K. Rowling and her publishers did an excellent job [...]

February 7th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: EL 336 | 4 comments

Death of the Author

The Death of the Author is inevitable. As Roland Barthos so kindly put it, “a text’s unity lies not in its origin but in its destination.” It’s quite clear that Dr. Jerz selected this prompt to force us to acknowledge that the role of the writer is not [...]

January 24th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Academic, EL 336 | 3 comments
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