{"product_id":"the-near-death-of-the-author-creativity-in-the-internet-age-paperback-softback-9781487546120","title":"The Near-Death of the Author; Creativity in the Internet Age (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487546120","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Near-Death of the Author\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCreativity in the Internet Age\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Potts (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487546120\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 2 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Potts\u0026amp;#x2019; book is thorough, enlightening and enjoyable. The diversity of examples – as well as the expanded view of what author\/-ship is and can be – makes this a book relevant to many. I certainly see myself drawing on it, including when considering fandom and copyright.\" - Sebastian F. K. Svegaard, Queensland University of Technology (\u003cem\u003eMedia International Australia\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the modern world of networked digital media, authors must navigate many challenges. Most pressingly, the illegal downloading and streaming of copyright material on the internet deprives authors of royalties, and in some cases it has discouraged creativity or terminated careers. Exploring technology\u0026amp;#x2019;s impact on the status and idea of authorship in today\u0026amp;#x2019;s world, \u003ci\u003eThe Near-Death of the Author\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the many obstacles facing contemporary authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Potts details how the online culture of remix and creative reuse operates in a post-authorship mode, with little regard for individual authorship. The book explores how developments in algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) have yielded novels, newspaper articles, musical works, films, and paintings without the need of human authors or artists. It also examines how these AI achievements have provoked questions regarding the authorship of new works, such as Does the author need to be human? And, more alarmingly, Is there even a need for human authors?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding suggestions on how contemporary authors can endure in the world of data, the book ultimately concludes that network culture has provoked the \u003ci\u003enear\u003c\/i\u003e-death, but not the \u003ci\u003edeath\u003c\/i\u003e, of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \"Heroes with Names\": What Is the Author?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \"I Don\u0026amp;#x2019;t Own It\": Contemporary Complications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Who Is the Author \/ Who Are the Authors?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Brief History of the Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Alleged Death of the Author: Post-structuralism and Postmodernism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Author and Technology: Downloading vs. Copyright\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Big Data Writing: Author as Algorithm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. AI vs. the Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. \"Creative ReUse\": Post-authorship in Internet Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595896320280,"sku":"9781487546120","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-near-death-of-the-author-creativity-in-the-internet-age-paperback-softback-9781487546120","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}