Scripts, Grooves, and Writing Machines: Representing Technology in the Edison Era

This is a study of machines for writing and reading at the end of the 19th century in America. Its aim is to explore writing and reading as culturally contingent experiences, and at the same time to broaden our view of the relationship between technology and textuality. At the book's heart is the proposition that technologies of inscription are materialized theories of language.

Author: Lisa Gitelman
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780804738729

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2000 pg. 151

About the Author
Lisa Gitelman is Assistant Professor of English and Media Studies at the Catholic University of America.