Category Archives: Bolter, Jay David
Writing Spaces
In a continuing series of programs produced in collaboration with the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program and devoted to the history, culture, and ethics of information technology, Jay David Bolter, a classics scholar and cyberspace expert, is featured. His most recent … Continue reading
Computers and Culture, Part 2 of 2
Nearly everyone acknowledges the usefulness and time-saving applications of computers, from balancing the family checkbook to putting astronauts into space. But what about some of the long-term cultural implications of computers for American life? Jay David Bolter, Frank Borchardt, and John B. Smith … Continue reading
Computers and Culture, Part 1 of 2
The importance of computers to business, economics, politics, and leisure in American society is well established. But what about the connections between computers and education and scholarship? According to Jay David Bolter, the author of Turing’s Man: Western Culture in the … Continue reading