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International Texts in Critical Media Aesthetics
New Directions in
Digital Poetry
C.T. Funkhouser
• Provides a series
of detailed
case studies
delineating the
transformational,
multi-faceted,
resonant aspects
of poetic
textuality
• Exhibits how variable methods of
reading can be used to identify the
properties of language-driven digital
art
• Includes a ‘how to read’ component
aiming to educate anyone who seeks
literacy in digital poetry
Examines a range of innovative practices
and processes in digital poetry published
on the global computer network during
the past decade.
C.T. FUNKHOUSER is Associate Professor at New
Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
UK March 2012 US January 2012
256 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.5 x 8.5 inches
HB 9781441165923 - £65.00 / $120.00
PB 9781441115911 - £19.99 / $34.95
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International Texts in Critical Media Aesthetics provides a platform for new scholarship in the area of electronic art
and literature, to be presented from the perspective of critical aesthetics; philosophical positions dedicated to the
problem of how and whether technology as a medium for art and literature simultaneously makes reference to and
differs from the use of more traditional media and methods for these expressive practices.
Series Editor: Francisco J. Ricardo is cofounder of the Digital Video Research Archive and teaches digital media
theory at the Rhode Island School of Design, USA.
Digital Prohibition
Piracy and Authorship in New Media Art
Carolyn Guertin
Cybertext Poetics
The Critical Landscape of New
Media Literary Theory
Markku Eskelinen
• The theories and
models constitute
a ready-made
toolbox for
anyone interested
in the topic
• Gives a better
understanding of
the importance of
game studies
• Includes 25 simple tables and diagrams
(created by the author)
The book uses cybertext theory and
ludology to solve several persistent
problems in the fields of literary theory,
narratology, game studies, and digital
media.
MARKKU ESKELINEN is an independent scholar
and experimental author. He is also one of
the founding editors of Game Studies, the
international journal of computer game
research, and the series of Cybertext
Yearbooks.
UK May 2012 US March 2012
352 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.5 x 8.5 inches
HB 9781441124388 - £70.00 / $130.00
PB 9781441107459 - £22.99 / $39.95
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• A roadmap to the innovative models of
authorship and to the pitfalls of digital
creation
• First study of digital copyright through a
cultural lens; not bogged down in legal
jargon
• Author is very well-known and respected
in the digital humanities field
First book to explore how authorship is
changing in a digital age, particularly focusing on how restrictive
copyright laws are endangering the future of culture.
CAROLyN GUERTIN holds a dual appointment in digital media—as Assistant
Professor and Director of the eCreate Lab at the University of Texas at
Arlington, USA, and as a member of the graduate faculty at Transart
Institute in Berlin, Germany.
UK May 2012 US March 2012
272 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441106100 - £65.00 / $120.00
PB 9781441131904 - £19.99 / $34.95
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Creative Enterprise
Contemporary Art between Museum
and Marketplace
Martha Buskirk
• Shows that the
dynamics of
art can’t be
separated from
the business of
art
• Considers the
interplay
between art and
institution in light
of earlier forms of interdependence
• Author is a notable art historian
Intertwines a dual emphasis on evolving
institutional priorities and major shifts in
artistic production.
MARTHA BUSKIRK is Professor of Art History and
Criticism at Montserrat College of Art, USA.
UK June 2012 US April 2012
320 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.5 x 8.5 inches
HB 9781441133397 - £70.00 / $130.00
PB 9781441188205 - £22.99 / $39.95
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Understanding Machinima
Essays on Filmmaking in Virtual Worlds
Edited by Jenna P-S. Ng
• The first focused academic book on the
market about machinima
• Furthers critical understanding about
machinima in terms of how machinima
can be used as pedagogy
• Features an interview with Cao Fei,
finalist for the 2010 Hugo Boss prize and
acclaimed virtual artist
• Includes qR codes for further exploration
The first-ever collection to include a unique and fascinating
combination of cinema, animation and games and machinima—
films created in virtual worlds.
JENNA P-S. NG is currently a Newton Trust/Leverhulme Early Career
Fellow at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and
Humanities (CRASSH) at University of Cambridge, UK.
UK August 2012 US June 2012
304 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441140524 - £65.00 / $120.00
PB 9781441104489 - £19.99 / $34.95
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