Alan Liu, English 25 (Literature & Culture of Information) Study Materials: Class Notes

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Introductions
Practical Matters

Some Reference Points for Discussion

Introductions

(1) Alan Liu, instructor

British Romantic literature and art
Literary theory and cultural studies
Theory, history, aesthetics of information culture
- Voice of the Shuttle
- The Laws of Cool: The Cultural Life of Information
- Transcriptions Project
- Literature & the Culture of Information Specialization

(2) Elizabeth Freudenthal, teaching assistant

Sections: W 11-11:50, Santa Rosa Hall or W 12-12:50, Arts Bldg. 1426

(3) This course, "Literature and the Culture of Information"

Social, economic, and intellectual-historical reasons that have made "information" so important (and such related concepts and institutions as "media" and "digital technology"). For example, unit of course on postindustrial business and "knowledge work"
Humanities perspective on the issues (history, culture, aesthetics). For example, unit of course on the history of information
Literary perspective on the issues. For example, units of course on "Art in the Age of Information" and "The State of the Art"

Practical Matters

Course Web Site:
http://transcriptions.english.ucsb.edu/courses/liu/english25

Assignments

Study Materials

Technology

References

UCSB Transcriptions Project
UCSB English Department Specialization in Literature and the Culture of Information

Supplementary links for this class on Study Materials page

These class notes are for a course in the Transcriptions Project | Page content by Alan Liu | Last rev. 1/8/01