Rogue Archives by Abigail De Kosnik - ISBN: 9780262544740
Paperback
Fans, hackers, pirates: preserving digital culture outside traditional institutions.

Rogue Archives

Digital Cultural Memory and Media Fandom

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    440 pages

  • Release Date

    14 December 2021

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Summary

An examination of how nonprofessional archivists, especially media fans, practice cultural preservation on the Internet and how “digital cultural memory” differs radically from print-era archiving.

The task of archiving was once entrusted only to museums, libraries, and other institutions that acted as repositories of culture in material form. But with the rise of digital networked media, a multitude of self-designated archivists—fans, pirates, hackers—have become practitioners of cul…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262544740
ISBN-10:0262544741
Author:Abigail De Kosnik
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:440
Release Date:14 December 2021
Weight:454g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Abigail De Kosnik

Abigail De Kosnik is Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, with a joint appointment in the Berkeley Center for New Media and the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies.

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