Hagiography, revisionism & blasphemy in Internet histories
| Autor: | Andrew L. Russell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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History Literary genre business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Art 050905 science studies Mode (music) 0508 media and communications Computer Science (miscellaneous) The Internet 0509 other social sciences Blasphemy business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Internet Histories. 1:15-25 |
| ISSN: | 2470-1483 2470-1475 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/24701475.2017.1298229 |
| Popis: | As a whole, existing histories of the Internet's creation and development are stories of success and triumph. In this respect, they resemble hagiographies, a literary genre that consists of accounts of Christian saints and their miraculous deeds. Internet historians should break free of their familiar hagiographic mode, and treat their historical subjects more critically. The starting point for revisionist histories of networking is an acceptance that the Internet is flawed, dangerous and ephemeral. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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