History of Science 284: Technology and the Text: Machines and Discourse in Historical and Literary Inquiry

Investigates historically and theoretically the relationship between textuality and technology in recent works as well as in "classics" of the history of technology, cultural theory, and literary criticism. Readings include studies in media history and theory, and theories of technology and textuality; case studies in the history of technology and literature; and analyses of the mechanical reproduction of poetry and works of art from 19th- and 20th-c. German and French Social and Cultural Theory.