02852cam a22003618i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000360009502000330013102000270016404000230019104100090021404200080022305000220023108200130025310000230026624500700028926400500035930000480040933600260045733700280048333800270051149000190053850400510055750501480060852015400075665000420229677601320233883000200247021541820BJBSDDR20240801140824.0ta200526s2020 nyu b 001 0 eng  a 2020022437 a9780231195133 (trade paperback) a0231195133 (trade paperback) z9780231551199q(ebook) aDLCbengerdacDLC aeng  apcc14aZ 116bP935b 202000a302.23/2 aPressman, Jessica.10aBookishness :bloving books in a digital age /cJessica Pressman. 1aNew York :bColumbia University Press,c2020. axiv, 195 pages : billustrations ; c22 cm. atextbtxt2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aLiterature now aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aList of Illustrations AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. How and Now Bookishness 2. Shelter 3. Thing 4. Fake 5. Weapon 6. Memorial Coda Notes Index a"Twenty-first-century culture is obsessed with books. In a time when many voices have joined to predict the death of print, books continue to resurface in new and unexpected ways. From the proliferation of "shelfies" to Jane Austen-themed leggings and from decorative pillows printed with beloved book covers to bookwork sculptures exhibited in prestigious collections, books are everywhere and are not just for reading. Writers have caught up with this trend: many contemporary novels depict books as central characters or fetishize paper and print thematically and formally. In Bookishness, Jessica Pressman examines the new status of the book as object and symbol. She explores the rise of "bookishness" as an identity and an aesthetic strategy that proliferates from store-window deĢcor to experimental writing. Ranging from literature to kitsch objects, stop-motion animation films to book design, Pressman considers the multivalent meanings of books in contemporary culture. Books can represent shelter from-or a weapon against-the dangers of the digital; they can act as memorials and express a sense of loss. Examining the works of writers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Jennifer Egan, Mark Z. Danielewski, and Leanne Shapton, Pressman illuminates the status of the book as a fetish object and its significance for understanding contemporary fakery. Bringing together media studies, book history, and literary criticism, Bookishness explains how books still give meaning to our lives in a digital age"--cProvided by publisher. 4aLibros y lectura xAspectos sociales 08iOnline version:aPressman, Jessica.tBookishnessdNew York : Columbia University Press, [2020]z9780231551199w(DLC) 2020022438 0aLiterature now