tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452732101544377991.post8784956850782340690..comments2023-05-29T06:12:59.272-05:00Comments on Disjointed Observations: Computers & Writing: The Cyborg AgeJonathan Polkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01629784845492490477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452732101544377991.post-22667554901128034162007-11-01T12:55:00.000-05:002007-11-01T12:55:00.000-05:00I do not fault Inman's conclusions (far from it, I...<I>I do not fault Inman's conclusions (far from it, I agree with him completely), but I wonder if we really needed these case studies to come to these conclusions. Weren't we already aware that hierarchies emerge in every system? And that the context in which meaning is constructed influences that meaning? These ideas are completely relevant, as I found all of Computers and Writing: The Cyborg Age to be, it just doesn't seem thought provoking or original to me, neither in content or presentation.</I><BR/><BR/>I'd like to see you engage your questions more fully. You may be getting at something. Why wasn't this text as thought provoking? Because you already knew the points? Because of the format of the book? Because in some ways the book seems less scholarly? Inman is responding to a body of literature that claimed the internet would create democracy because online we would have no gender or class. The case studies serve as counter examples. So, is the issue a matter of timeliness--the the time for this point has passed? Had it passed when he wrote it? <BR/><BR/>You have brought in very interesting books, so perhaps the design of unique books is not new to you. However, in scholarly forums, are audiences unfamiliar with Inman's presentation? Is it really not new, there? Just asking some questions to push you further in your thinking or, at least, your articulation of it.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01280722923025342521noreply@blogger.com